Okay i watched the video and agree on some of the points made I definitely do agree that things like scrolling on social media do harm to your mental from just being absorbed in other people's lives and the things/experiences few people have but I much less agree on videogames only being played to compensate for some lack of achievement or fulfillment in one's life. Call me biased because of my pfp but videogames are not just a negative aspect in ones life like they are being made out as here. They are just a hobby like anything else and if someone gets addicted to them its not the subject of the addictions fault but rather the fault of the individual for not being able to balance their individual fun with their other priorities. It is true that video games typically have no value for you in the real world, but what is wrong with that? What is the problem with feeling achievement from doing something in a game? Isn't that just like every other hobby? I dont agree with the idea that people only play games as a filler for something more productive and I don't believe that anyone who finds something more productive to do will naturally give up videogames. Some will just value their other interests over videogames, which is perfectly fine and reasonable. In the end, like I said before, if you are treating them right, then they are just a hobby which can be put aside at any time but are also perfectly fine to bring you satisfaction or a sense of belonging because in comparison to something like scrolling social media it really is a social thing too be apart of. Though this is all my opinion, I do agree that parts under the entire umbrella of video games do cause issues in the people who play them (gacha and gambling mechanics or just toxic environments and communities) but in the end you can't deny the entire activity because of people's bad priorities, attitudes, and the exploitative designers targeting them. Social media culture does gotta go though :P Tldr: Don't hate the game. Hate the player.
Okay i watched the video and agree on some of the points made
I definitely do agree that things like scrolling on social media do harm to your mental from just being absorbed in other people's lives and the things/experiences few people have but I much less agree on videogames only being played to compensate for some lack of achievement or fulfillment in one's life.
Call me biased because of my pfp but videogames are not just a negative aspect in ones life like they are being made out as here.
They are just a hobby like anything else and if someone gets addicted to them its not the subject of the addictions fault but rather the fault of the individual for not being able to balance their individual fun with their other priorities.
It is true that video games typically have no value for you in the real world, but what is wrong with that? What is the problem with feeling achievement from doing something in a game? Isn't that just like every other hobby?
I dont agree with the idea that people only play games as a filler for something more productive and I don't believe that anyone who finds something more productive to do will naturally give up videogames. Some will just value their other interests over videogames, which is perfectly fine and reasonable.
In the end, like I said before, if you are treating them right, then they are just a hobby which can be put aside at any time but are also perfectly fine to bring you satisfaction or a sense of belonging because in comparison to something like scrolling social media it really is a social thing too be apart of.
Though this is all my opinion, I do agree that parts under the entire umbrella of video games do cause issues in the people who play them (gacha and gambling mechanics or just toxic environments and communities) but in the end you can't deny the entire activity because of people's bad priorities, attitudes, and the exploitative designers targeting them.
Social media culture does gotta go though :P
Tldr: Don't hate the game. Hate the player.
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