My Thoughts On...

I suspect you've got here due to the link in my "WoW Skills Save Kid's Life"-post. As promised, read here what my thoughts on the whole thing are.

I'd like to start by saying that what 12-year old Olsen did was rather brave. It's probably not something I'd have done. Then again, I don't play WoW. Which brings us right to the point.

According to various news sources, Olsen learned the employed tactic, playing dead, from WoW. More specifically, from being a level 30+ hunter in WoW. Now, from what I've heard about WoW, it can be rather time-consuming. Say what you want, but I find it disturbing that a 12-year old plays such an online game. Plus "hunter" sounds like a rather violent job to me. And yes I know I sound like Jack Thompson. Still, I'm just not under the impression that this whole WoW business is in any way good for the kid (well, maybe beyond the fact that it saved his life). I have nothing against WoW gamers, in fact I find the whole craze rather interesting, but I think that at the age of 12, kids really don't have to spend their time indoors slaying virtual demons and whatnot.

These are just my personal quick thoughts on the topic. Please do comment if you feel differently, and we can discuss this in a civilized fashion. Indeed, I'd be interested in your opinions on the subject, so feel free to criticize or support at will.