Guest e Yer Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 A popular discussion sound bite on Freedomain Radio is of nonviolent parenting. Including in the discussion is the topic of parent guidance and nurturing. Teenagers are able to drive and most are still growing and maturing out of puberty. One big influence on them are movies. Now most teenagers don't know the technicals behind movie making. A driving stunt from the "Fast & The Furious" series probably has to be thoroughly choreographed and may take several takes before the scene qualifies as "a take." Young teenage drivers and adults who don't know any better attempt to perform these driving stunts, on city freeways, without special tires, on a fly, in one take, This kind of behavior is very dangerous to other motorist and extremely irritating. Individual cars, no matter how customized they are, weren't designed to perform these feats. Like parenting, movies and their actors have a moral responsibility to establish safe examples of conduct for the audience. I have seen many times these customized compact cars gathering together on the freeways with a look of fantasy and irresponsible mischief written all over the driver's face and on the body language of the vehicle he is driving. Two cars, one chasing the other, waving in and out of heavy traffic. Now I can't say that all of those incidents were inspired by the "Fast & The Furious" but even if some were, with the passing of Paul Walker maybe this will be an end to this series and the nonsense that it leaves in its dust.
MrCapitalism Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 I'm bummed that Stef didn't mention that irony in his video. There's a difference between randomly dying in a traffic accident, and knowingly stepping into a performance vehicle without an experienced driver, suitable safety equipment, and driving it in a completely inappropriate place (which is what the "Fast & Furious" movies are all about.) There are no trees on race tracks. Paul Walker had a net worth of $45 Million. He could have afforded to take sports cars seriously. "The Stig" is a professional motorist dressed in a flame resistant suit and wearing a crash helmet.
Jer Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Like parenting, movies and their actors have a moral responsibility to establish safe examples of conduct for the audience. Movie viewers have a responsibility to realize the show they're watching is entertainment. The vast majority of movies scarifice techincal accuracy for convenience and entertainment value. PG ratings mean parents need to explain the difference between fantasy and reality. You don't watch Point Break to learn how to skydive or The Matrix to learn how to dodge bullets...
Carl Green Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 "The Stig" is a professional motorist dressed in a flame resistant suit and wearing a crash helmet. The Stig is, or at least was, Michael Shumacher. As about as professional as it gets regarding racing.
Kody Palmer Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 if men are attracted to women who are fertile, as Stef has said, and if 16 year olds are fertile, as Stefan has said, then how could it be that Stef has never been attracted to a 16 year old?
Agalloch Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 The Stig is, or at least was, Michael Shumacher. As about as professional as it gets regarding racing. Haha, you maybe missed the joke of that episode? Or are just continuing it? The Stig does tend to be a professional driver though, usually outside of Formula 1 with more experience driving a wider variety of cars in circumstances Formula 1 drivers would actually struggle to handle.
Guest e Yer Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Dear Jer, I think you are relying on statism, i.e. PG, G etc. ratings. In an anarchy society, there's got to be empathy and a win-win situation as our philosophy professor Stefan has repeatedly emphasized. Producers can't create product for the entertainment and pleasure of one sector of the population at the expense of the other (the driving public.) - e yer
Jer Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Dear Jer, I think you are relying on statism, i.e. PG, G etc. ratings. In an anarchy society, there's got to be empathy and a win-win situation as our philosophy professor Stefan has repeatedly emphasized. Producers can't create product for the entertainment and pleasure of one sector of the population at the expense of the other (the driving public.) - e yer No, there's no reason a ratings system has to be statist, but that's not the point. The point is that there is a clear difference between a driving instruction vid and a ridiculous movie like Fast & Furious and that's something parents should teach their kids well before it comes time to drive.
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