Is it okay for adults to play videogames?
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Is it okay for adults to play videogames?
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)
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)
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Re: Is it okay for adults to play videogames?
if the real world wanted my attention, it shouldn't have sucked so much
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Re: Is it okay for adults to play videogames?
I kind of agree, but kind of disagree. At least, agreeing makes me feel uneasy.Fluminator wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 5:17 pmI 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)
Is there a difference between video games particularly, and recreation generally? Is recreation bad? Does it depend on the recreation? Video games can be educational, can teach strategic thinking, etc. Recreation could be physical and give you exercise. Recreation could also just be drinking copious amounts of booze, which is clearly unhealthy.
I conclude it depends on the type of video games and the frequency of play. Any recreation could be judged positively or negatively in the same scope.
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Is it okay for adults to play Diplomacy?
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 Diplomacy is 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 stab Austria)
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 Diplomacy is 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 stab Austria)
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Learning how to stab Austria would have been a good life skill for Germany before WW1 started
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okay joe roganFluminator wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 5:17 pmI 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)
Well, I grew up in the fallout from the riots in the '90s
Static cranes stand lifeless, castin' shadows on the town
I stare out that hallowed ocean as if to pick a fight
For thе dreams my old man dreamt for me lay on thе other side, yeah
Static cranes stand lifeless, castin' shadows on the town
I stare out that hallowed ocean as if to pick a fight
For thе dreams my old man dreamt for me lay on thе other side, yeah
Re: Is it okay for adults to play videogames?
Looks like I just time traveled to 2003, which is the last time troll bait like this would be believable
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Re: Is it okay for adults to play videogames?
What do you call your participation on this website?Fluminator wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 5:17 pmI 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)
Webdiplomacy is an online game.
The only person you're truly competing against, Wesley, is yourself.
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Why don't you let people do whatever they want and drop this navel-gazing fake moralising?
Fucking hell.
Fucking hell.
The only person you're truly competing against, Wesley, is yourself.
Re: Is it okay for adults to play videogames?
Society is so spoiled that if I spend 100 hours a week on a new Diablo instead of communicating with people, I will lose nothing... I will get pleasant emotions from the game instead of spending my resources on other people, adapting to them, their character, their mood... no, please spare me.Fluminator wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 5:17 pmSociety 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)
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I love communicating with people. Spending quality social time with people I like is my favourite thing.jozoe wrote: ↑Thu Jul 20, 2023 9:52 pmSociety is so spoiled that if I spend 100 hours a week on a new Diablo instead of communicating with people, I will lose nothing... I will get pleasant emotions from the game instead of spending my resources on other people, adapting to them, their character, their mood... no, please spare me.Fluminator wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 5:17 pmSociety 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)
The only person you're truly competing against, Wesley, is yourself.
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Having said that I have also spent the past two hours playing videogames.Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2023 3:32 pmI love communicating with people. Spending quality social time with people I like is my favourite thing.jozoe wrote: ↑Thu Jul 20, 2023 9:52 pmSociety is so spoiled that if I spend 100 hours a week on a new Diablo instead of communicating with people, I will lose nothing... I will get pleasant emotions from the game instead of spending my resources on other people, adapting to them, their character, their mood... no, please spare me.Fluminator wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 5:17 pmSociety 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)
The only person you're truly competing against, Wesley, is yourself.
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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.Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 6:26 pmWhat do you call your participation on this website?Fluminator wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 5:17 pmI 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)
Webdiplomacy is an online game.
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Why are we engaging with someone who has Canada's worst prime minister as his avatar, and doesn't know that Germany and Austria were allied in WW1.
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You can't backstab someone you're not allied with.
You think Harper is worse than Diefenbaker?
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Why are you replying now to comments from 9 months ago?Fluminator wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 7:43 pmWebdiplomacy 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.Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 6:26 pmWhat do you call your participation on this website?Fluminator wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 5:17 pmI 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)
Webdiplomacy is an online game.
I also put my first question to you again.
The only person you're truly competing against, Wesley, is yourself.
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Life is busy but I had some free time today because its easter and I'm sick so not chilling with the famjam.Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 8:40 pmWhy are you replying now to comments from 9 months ago?Fluminator wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 7:43 pmWebdiplomacy 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.Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 6:26 pm
What do you call your participation on this website?
Webdiplomacy is an online game.
I also put my first question to you again.
The first question, "what do you call your participation on this website"?
I call it engaging in dialogue on a forum.
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Re: Is it okay for adults to play videogames?
I think people forgot that there can be more than two options here.
The idea that one must abstain entirely from videogames or else waste their life entirely on them is a false dichotomy. As Jamie pointed out, you can still enjoy socializing and play videogames.
Some games, like Diplomacy, are useful for growing logical and interpersonal skills, as well as tactical analysis.
In moderation, videogames can be a useful tool for aiding society, and it's really only when they become obsessive or addictive that I find an issue.
(This is all from someone who mostly only plays webDip as a videogame, with maybe one or two other games that I'll play once or twice a week.)
The idea that one must abstain entirely from videogames or else waste their life entirely on them is a false dichotomy. As Jamie pointed out, you can still enjoy socializing and play videogames.
Some games, like Diplomacy, are useful for growing logical and interpersonal skills, as well as tactical analysis.
In moderation, videogames can be a useful tool for aiding society, and it's really only when they become obsessive or addictive that I find an issue.
(This is all from someone who mostly only plays webDip as a videogame, with maybe one or two other games that I'll play once or twice a week.)
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Sorry, I meant this question:
Why?Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 6:27 pmWhy don't you let people do whatever they want and drop this navel-gazing fake moralising?
Fucking hell.
The only person you're truly competing against, Wesley, is yourself.
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