08-11-2005, 08:38 PM
Hi,
Well said. Considering the popularity of gaming in Korea and the number of Koreans that die each year, it is to be expected that some of them will die in cybercafes. The correct question (beyond the capacity of the media to calculate or of the public to understand) is, "Is the death rate in cybercafes significantly higher than it should be given the demographics." Unless the answer is 'yes', then all this nonsense is a 'dog bites man' story and hence not *news*.
--Pete
Well said. Considering the popularity of gaming in Korea and the number of Koreans that die each year, it is to be expected that some of them will die in cybercafes. The correct question (beyond the capacity of the media to calculate or of the public to understand) is, "Is the death rate in cybercafes significantly higher than it should be given the demographics." Unless the answer is 'yes', then all this nonsense is a 'dog bites man' story and hence not *news*.
--Pete
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