Stop binge-watching, start gaming: Why you should play video games and how to contend with toxic gaming culture by Jason Crosby | Aug 20, 2021 | Media Use, Mental Health Topics, Self-Improvement I used to think that adults who play video games regularly were people who couldn’t face reality; man-child troglodytes who retreat into their sweaty lair in order to avoid the sun and going on dates. I’d long shoved video games into a corner of my head, adding to a mental…
How to survive a viral punishment: Cancel culture stories of social sanctions and online shaming by Wistar Murray | Aug 17, 2021 | Bullying Awareness & Prevention, Community, Media Use, Mental Health Topics It wouldn’t surprise me if cavepeople worried about getting canceled. Steal someone’s share of the weekly mammoth meat and you’d probably be ostracized by the clan, forced to make your own fire in a lesser, lonelier cave. Until your people forgave your transgression and invited you back into the fold,…