I only upvoted to read the comments. I don't really think that the state of american public opinion is due to KGB subversion. I think it's because of the normal culture rot happening to any nation. In US's case the rot looks so dramatic because it's the most powerfull and rich nation in the world.
This iPhone analogy is full of crap. Apple delivered the fisrt iPhone with the software it needed to be, in itself, very usefull! The app developers came after, when a user base had already been created.
Humans do not wage wars against animals, they use(d) animals to win wars.
Well what if in the future AI's use humans to wage war between them? That's a far more frightening future than human-weaponized-AI's I think. Food for thought.
This is very impressive that someone would take the time to experiment an document so thoroughly this product. I am thankful because I find this very interesting and I always thought of Magic Leap as vaporware.
The point that you dispute is the term addiction. You mention an "habit" for instance. My point is: video games can REALLY be an addiction even for older people.
I am self-employed (I actually run two small companies) and I sent some of my work days playing PUBG. Also I had less interaction with my kids and wife, and no other hobby really.
I looked at PUBG videos very often, sometimes live streams, at the office during the day.
I was thinking about PUBG all day long. It was bad.
As a 43 year old with two jobs and two kids, I found myself playing 500 hours of PlayerUnknown's Battleground in a few months. I had to uninstall the game.
I had the Touch Bar 13" MacBook Pro and this actually is a f*cking piece of shit. The battery life is laughably low, the Mac itself is slow. The Touch Bar is a failure. Even the form factor is horrible (to me) and the USB-C ecosystem is close to inexistant.
I gave it to an new employee bought a refurb 2015 MacBook Pro and I am so delighted now.
I never was a dog guy. Always had cats during childhood. I used to find dogs scary and stinky. But then, at 38, a few years ago, I suddenly needed a dog. What was it? The kids growing older? Me, getting older? I don't know. But I wanted a dog. I contemplated the idea for one year. And then I adopted a dog from a shelter. Greatest thing ever. A dog is such a great companion. They say that a dog will make you laugh once a day. It's 100% true based on my experience.
This has become an standard PR stunt. I agree with you that journalists should point that out.
Also, why public figures could not apologize for real? Like "I am sorry, this was not a great communication campaign after all. We'll do better next time." Is this really difficult?