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[sen_no_ongaku]

A story about a possible link between television watching and autism.

The study is available for download.

Comments

[sen-no-ongaku.livejournal.com]

On a side note, please identify yourself. Though you seem reasonably intelligent, your anonymity makes me less inclined to listen to what you have to say.

[(Anonymous)]

You don't know me, so I don't think it's important to do so.

Can there be any doubt that anonymous posters are less likely to say anything worthwhile?

[sen-no-ongaku.livejournal.com]

The issue, however, is not whether I know you. The issue is this:

There is an imbalance of power in a communication between an identified and unidentified participant. It's like a conversation in which you can send a letter right to my mailbox and know that it will be received (if not necessarily read), but I have to respond via personals in the paper which anyone -- but not necessarily my intended recipient -- can read, and I can't verify that you'll receive my responses, let alone that you care anymore. You are inherently less invested in the exchange than I am.

Or maybe it's like conversing with someone from inside a locked room with a one-way mirror.

No, knowing a little bit of information about you won't alleviate that problem. But it would make me feel better.