@timewarp Meth are drug and heavily modify body function. Drawing don’t do that. But i only agree on one point, their working condition are poor.
Manga are drawing that require long practice to reach a certain quality and speed.
Whilemost artist working condition is poor and they put their blood and sweat to gain a living, editor cannot be compared to dealer from an ethical stance, they doesn’t provok addiction, nor participate in gun traffic.
Futhermore, you may not like manga but don’t call them junk. It’s very hard to draw a good line as they do. You won’t be able to reach it after years of daily practice.
They draw and create story because human love story. The bible, the egyptian, the trajan columns, movies…and yes they have to make money since our daily live is tied to this economical system.
However, if you don’t have any passion for drawing you will quickly abandon it. They will draw even if their hand hurt. And manga publisher do they best to know their public and sell story. Bakuman manga sum it up well.
Stories can modify humans habits and bodily function as well. If you read a bunch of stories that pollute your mind, what do you think will happen to your body? If someone promotes bad behaviors in stories and you are connected to those characters emotionally, then people do emulate those bad behaviors as well.
I read plenty books about magics, cyperpunk, fantasy, there is lot battle. I also played lot violent video game and became the most dangerous man in the world.
I never killed anyone. Nor tried jumping from a window with a broom. Japanese read mangas daily, play lot video games…
I’m not talking about those… also, you have to evaluate other social factors per country besides just content they consume. The child abuse rate in Japan though has went up significantly.
@timewarp Meth are drug and heavily modify body function. Drawing don’t do that. But i only agree on one point, their working condition are poor.
Manga are drawing that require long practice to reach a certain quality and speed.
Whilemost artist working condition is poor and they put their blood and sweat to gain a living, editor cannot be compared to dealer from an ethical stance, they doesn’t provok addiction, nor participate in gun traffic.
Futhermore, you may not like manga but don’t call them junk. It’s very hard to draw a good line as they do. You won’t be able to reach it after years of daily practice.
They draw and create story because human love story. The bible, the egyptian, the trajan columns, movies…and yes they have to make money since our daily live is tied to this economical system.
However, if you don’t have any passion for drawing you will quickly abandon it. They will draw even if their hand hurt. And manga publisher do they best to know their public and sell story. Bakuman manga sum it up well.
Stories can modify humans habits and bodily function as well. If you read a bunch of stories that pollute your mind, what do you think will happen to your body? If someone promotes bad behaviors in stories and you are connected to those characters emotionally, then people do emulate those bad behaviors as well.
@timewarp
I read plenty books about magics, cyperpunk, fantasy, there is lot battle. I also played lot violent video game and became the most dangerous man in the world.
I never killed anyone. Nor tried jumping from a window with a broom. Japanese read mangas daily, play lot video games…
However, we can talk about the bible.
I’m not talking about those… also, you have to evaluate other social factors per country besides just content they consume. The child abuse rate in Japan though has went up significantly.