Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game: How Our Culture Has Changed in the Last Thirty Years

by Dr M Hall

Trying to understand this jungle we call society? Our culture has changed so much in the last fifty years, it's no wonder so many of us feel confused! Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game is a thought-provoking and often humorous book about popular culture that everyone-from young adults to the elderly-can relate to. It is an easy-to-follow yet informative and realistic look at society and how it has shaped our lives. Our political, financial, and moral systems are described as the "Game," while the members of society are considered the "Players" who are influenced by the system. We all have to participate in the game whether we like it or not, but it's not the players who have the problem-it's the game that creates the problem. So...Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game! Whether you're a college student studying the social sciences or you simply want a better understanding of how the rules of the game have changed, Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game will help you cope with today's fast-paced, technology-driven world.

166 pages, Paperback

First published December 9, 2013

Reviews

[Kristine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read half of it and then found myself actively avoiding wanting to read it, at which point I knew it was time to abandon it. It does identify cultural issues that contribute to humanity's failings but often in a judgmental, narrow-minded way. We should certainly be aware of the way the world wants us to think and to then develop our own thoughts on those things. I guess this book does help you do that in a way but doesn't seem to offer any solutions, only pointing out the problems like that annoying person in your group that can only think of ways it will go wrong and no ways of how to make it better.