Monday, February 4, 2008

Video Gaming Causes Decline In National Park Activity

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080204/ap_on_sc/communing_without_nature_8

I'm not sure if this is good news or bad news since I both like video games and I'm an avid backpacker. It means both that there will be more games to play, and less people and trash on the trails.

On the other hand it probably means less maintenance on trails and less protection in the long run, since people will be less likely to fight to save a resource they don't have any interest in. Let's just hope it means more games and less people and not the consequences for public lands and conservation.