Am I the only one who thinks this might be a hoax?
Various sources report that a South Korean couple became so addicted to an online video game that they allowed their 3-month-old infant to starve to death, while nurturing their “virtual” child in a video gaming parlor.
Here’s why I’m not 100% convinced that this is a real story:
- Not one single news source that I could find has named either the father or mother.
- The story is just a little too cute — a little too perfect.
- The story reinforces stereotypes about Koreans being technology-obsessed lunatics without a life. (I know, I know — people in glass houses…)
- If there’s one thing that Koreans are more obsessed about than video games, it’s their children.
Time will tell, I guess.
Tags: Korea, Video Games