Blog #2

Both texts, Culture Jam and the Second Skin documentary, contain issues that can relate to one another. In Culture Jam, Kalle Lason, starts off his chapter Posthuman with a story about a girl who is addicted to blogging. He gets into how her life is affected by her addiction. The Second Skin documentary covers almost the exact same thing, except for the addiction; in these clips the addiction is gaming. To me, this is very pathetic and depressing. I personally don't understand how a person can sit at their computer for hours upon hours everyday playing just a game. I also think that its kind of sad that many of the people who play for example World of Warcraft find their future spouses while playing the game. It also saddens me that many people who try and quit their addiction become depressed and suicidal. Hearing the one man talk about his depression, made me really think that this addiction is really on the same level as drug and alcohol addiction. I was really glad to see in the videos, that their was a woman who does help many gaming addicts recover and help get back on track with their lives.