Is it okay for adults to play videogames?

[Diplomacy&Warfare]

I agree with CaptainFritz. Videogames, especially social ones or versions of strategic games like Diplomacy, can be helpful and even healthy to play. On the other hand, spending 5 hours a day playing online first-person shooters and being extremely toxic to everyone isn't going to do you any good.

[Fluminator]

Why don't you let people do whatever they want and drop this navel-gazing fake moralising?

Fucking hell.

While I've been adequately convinced videogames are okay, I think as a society we need to bring back societal shame. (So to be clear, I think there are contexts where videogame players don't need to be shamed).

I think we all agree bullying is bad, but in the societal push to remove it, we also removed all shaming, and we need the happy medium again so people are guided towards living their best life without going overboard in correction. It's actually due to my empathy for people that I want to see them thrive.

I know you'd agree with me that shaming in some contexts is okay (like you probably shamed people who didn't get boosted).

Or another example, Bill Gates probably happened because he wasn't bullied enough in high school, and again I'm not saying he should have been bullied, but if he had a little more shame he wouldn't have become the person he did.

[JustAGuyNamedWill]

I think I lean towards no, but I'm open to arguments to change my mind. There comes a point where you need to live in the real world, and video games are just a form of escapism that is unhealthy.

Society would be better if people spent more time leveling up real skills and getting experience in practical stuff (instead of learning how to stomp on koopas)

What do you call your participation on this website?

Webdiplomacy is an online game.

Webdiplomacy is more a simulator than a game, isn't it? Maybe that's a good point, but I don't know if I consider this a videogame.

Dang you’re a really slow typer! Took ya 10 months to type this out!

[Jamiet99uk]

Why don't you let people do whatever they want and drop this navel-gazing fake moralising?

Fucking hell.

While I've been adequately convinced videogames are okay, I think as a society we need to bring back societal shame. (So to be clear, I think there are contexts where videogame players don't need to be shamed).

I think we all agree bullying is bad, but in the societal push to remove it, we also removed all shaming, and we need the happy medium again so people are guided towards living their best life without going overboard in correction. It's actually due to my empathy for people that I want to see them thrive.

I know you'd agree with me that shaming in some contexts is okay (like you probably shamed people who didn't get boosted).

Or another example, Bill Gates probably happened because he wasn't bullied enough in high school, and again I'm not saying he should have been bullied, but if he had a little more shame he wouldn't have become the person he did.

Did someone hurt you when you were a child?

Is that why you are like this?

[Jamiet99uk]

Please just go away for another 9 months, troll.

[A.Severus]

I think the better question is, can we stop adults from playing videogames?

[Fluminator]

Please just go away for another 9 months, troll.

I'll see you in December 2024