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post 1618588161 10-06-2020, 12:07 PM
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Grew up playing video games all the time. Was 'that one friend' in every group who was really good at video games. Used to laugh at takes like the one OP had. Why? Because, despite playing video games I:

- was never getting in trouble
- avoided things like alcohol, drugs
- had a good GPA
- had a couple friends who also didnt get into trouble
- was never bored
- thought games helped with hand eye coordination and creativity (lol)


It was only until I got older that I realized those were not measures of success for a man. And the dopamine you get from video games is temporary. Growing up if you have real experiences in the real world: Camping, rock cllimbing, playing sports, being leader of some school board position, whatever literally could be a million things - those all stick with you and develop you more than any video game. I spent probably hundreds of hours on COD in high school. Do I remember any awesome online win? Any badass kill? Anything that is relevant to today? No. Just a vacuum of time.


Dont think video games are the devil but it is 100% a time suck
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Originally Posted By umadbroski⏩
playing video games is a waste of time for both kids and adults.
What do you mean by waste of time?
post 1618589881 10-06-2020, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted By meanstringbean⏩
Grew up playing video games all the time. Was 'that one friend' in every group who was really good at video games. Used to laugh at takes like the one OP had. Why? Because, despite playing video games I:

- was never getting in trouble
- avoided things like alcohol, drugs
- had a good GPA
- had a couple friends who also didnt get into trouble
- was never bored
- thought games helped with hand eye coordination and creativity (lol)


It was only until I got older that I realized those were not measures of success for a man. And the dopamine you get from video games is temporary. Growing up if you have real experiences in the real world: Camping, rock cllimbing, playing sports, being leader of some school board position, whatever literally could be a million things - those all stick with you and develop you more than any video game. I spent probably hundreds of hours on COD in high school. Do I remember any awesome online win? Any badass kill? Anything that is relevant to today? No. Just a vacuum of time.


Dont think video games are the devil but it is 100% a time suck
Also depends on the game though, Shadow of the Colossus stuck with me, the nostalgia from games with buddies, stuff with great stories.
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Originally Posted By meanstringbean⏩
Grew up playing video games all the time. Was 'that one friend' in every group who was really good at video games. Used to laugh at takes like the one OP had. Why? Because, despite playing video games I:

- was never getting in trouble
- avoided things like alcohol, drugs
- had a good GPA
- had a couple friends who also didnt get into trouble
- was never bored
- thought games helped with hand eye coordination and creativity (lol)


It was only until I got older that I realized those were not measures of success for a man. And the dopamine you get from video games is temporary. Growing up if you have real experiences in the real world: Camping, rock cllimbing, playing sports, being leader of some school board position, whatever literally could be a million things - those all stick with you and develop you more than any video game. I spent probably hundreds of hours on COD in high school. Do I remember any awesome online win? Any badass kill?Anything that is relevant to today? No. Just a vacuum of time.


Dont think video games are the devil but it is 100% a time suck
To be fair, that's partially due to your choice of game. Had you played something story driven, you might still cherish those memories until today. (So I agree to an extend it's still less awesome than if your went rock climbing).
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Originally Posted By brosapiens⏩
This and watching Disney propaganda.
Almost every high-functioning, high IQ parent I know limits their kids' screen time to half hour or less.

Of course this means that the parents can't be attached to their gadgets/screens all day either. You have to set the right example.

I know I could do it, but my husband probably can't and that worries me with our future kids if God's got it in His plan for us.
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When I was a kid, video games were "innocent" and morally righteous. You always found yourself playing a hero fighting against bad guys and evil monsters.

But since the late 90s video games took a turn; more and more games where you basically played a criminal with no moral code, who fought not categorically evil/bad people, but often law abiding civilians doing their job. So the moral zeitgeist actually got WORSE not better.

Also, with the improvement in graphics, the depiction of violence and bodily damage got far more real and impactive.

Video games aren't bad for kids, just be careful what you let them play.
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post 1618590971 10-06-2020, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted By I3igAl⏩
To be fair, that's partially due to your choice of game. Had you played something story driven, you might still cherish those memories until today. (So I agree to an extend it's still less awesome than if your went rock climbing).
I think it has it's time and place in childhood. Obviously behind academics, athletics, and getting chicks

like ages 6-12 playing classic N64, Ocarina of Time, Starfox, Smash Bros, etc. that stuff definitely helped me develop an imagination.

But once you get to 16+ it's for sure a time waster
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Meh. As long as you balance the time, it works out. My kid has picked up some solid reading and critical thinking skills from his games. He still loves to play with non-electronic toys and go outside and all that jazz.
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Not exactly, it gave me a passion for computers at a young age and I'm an extremely successful dude because of it.

Depends on how it's handled.
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Originally Posted By Auraria⏩
Not exactly, it gave me a passion for computers at a young age and I'm an extremely successful dude because of it.

Depends on how it's handled.
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Video games are big time wasters, when I lived with my cousin her kids would play video games instead of doing what needed to be done. One time I was bringing in groceries in from the car, and a $30 roast was stolen because they were so engrossed in the video game they couldn’t help me.

Another time, my cousin needed to do the dishes, it was his day to do them, but he played video games for two hours instead, then said he didn’t have time to do them because he needed to get to class.
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Especially mmorpgs, once you get hooked on them no other game really hits the same and you just want to rot. I rotted 4 years of my early 20's away playing nothing but all the mmorpg's that were coming out at the time.
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Originally Posted By dannyg1217⏩
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That's valid, guess it's all on mindset.
Don't use videogames as an escape but a media enjoyment thing.

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Everything in moderation. Obv if you played warcraft for 12 hours a day you're prob mentally fked.

But like 99% of kids have played video games growing up and are just fine. You'll prob be weird if you didn't.
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yeah im addicted to them as well.

Mainly during lockdown i had nothing to do, lost lots of gains and barely ate.

I quit cold turkey and was fine, i also started a month or 2 ago. But recently my gym was closed for about 4-5 days and in that space i already feel absolute dyel and like a cave creature

might need to just accept the fact that i cant play any games that are online since im so competitive
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Originally Posted By dannyg1217⏩
Played video games since 6, turned out more intelligent and productive than the vast majority of the population. Explain OP.

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it's good for the neighbours. i wish my neighbor bought his noisy ass kid video games.
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Originally Posted By dannyg1217⏩
Played video games since 6, turned out more intelligent and productive than the vast majority of the population. Explain OP.

Played varsity sports in HS all seasons, 3.5 plus GPA, got two BS degrees, EE and Chem. Good job in EE. Wife, house, kids, etc.
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Originally Posted By dannyg1217⏩
Played video games since 6, turned out more intelligent and productive than the vast majority of the population. Explain OP.

Played varsity sports in HS all seasons, 3.5 plus GPA, got two BS degrees, EE and Chem. Good job in EE. Wife, house, kids, etc.
Basically this. About to finish up my masters degree. House, kids, wife, good job in IT etc.
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Originally Posted By umadbroski⏩
playing video games is a waste of time for both kids and adults.
You can pretty much say this for any hobby that you don't particularly care for.

Personally, I think people need to mind their own business and let people enjoy different things.
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Originally Posted By frutistafreeze⏩
I think it's great that you are figuring out what you enjoy and interests you. With that said, I think that just because you don't get pleasure or reward from something doesn't mean that it should be written off as useless or even detrimental to everyone. I personally can't squat heavy due to two partially torn menisci so I do not reap any rewards from this exercise while others do so it would be unfair for me to write off squatting as a useless exercise.
I don't even wanna waste time with the logical fallacy in your argument you're projecting and convoluting so hard theres no point.
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Originally Posted By TheFitLord⏩
Video games are big time wasters, when I lived with my cousin her kids would play video games instead of doing what needed to be done. One time I was bringing in groceries in from the car, and a $30 roast was stolen because they were so engrossed in the video game they couldn’t help me.

Another time, my cousin needed to do the dishes, it was his day to do them, but he played video games for two hours instead, then said he didn’t have time to do them because he needed to get to class.
lmao..sorry but the thought of someone stealing my grocery is hilarious. Where do you live for this to happen?
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You’re a **** op.

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I played videogames a bit when I was a kid (basically sega genesis to ps2 era). Then I got bored of videogames and started playing guitar and skateboarding. I did pretty well in school, too. My parents didn't really like videogames either so they kind of pushed me away from owning a ps3 or building a gaming PC during my teen years.

I started gaming again (ps4) pretty casually during my college years, which was just a few years ago, and I think I still have a healthy relationship with videogames. In college I still spent more time outdoors and hanging with friends and stuff. I don't play everyday, but some games really do consume my time if I let them (dark souls, fromsoftware games for sure are my favorite). I really like story driven games, horror games, and videogames that have tough puzzles. Not every videogame is brainless shooting like COD.

I sometimes feel like I missed out on gaming during my teen years (middle school through high school) but I'm kind of glad I picked up other hobbies and focused my time on more important things. Plus I didn't have a job or money back then to fuel a gaming addiction like I have now lol.

If I had a kid I wouldn't mind them playing single player/story driven games, but not online gaming, which is way more addictive and toxic af.
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lol no

all kids nowadays play videogames and are on electronic devices

good way to make your kid a weird social outcast incel-lite
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Two hours a day? Well yeah that’s too much imo.

I think video games have some benefits, but maybe an hour every other day.

Anything beyond that and you’re right. That sh*t is trash.
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