You're talking about addiction then, not the average video game player. I agree, some people get addicted to video games, just like some people get addicted to being online. But it is not "by and large" at all. Most video game players are not addicts, they play casually (like with any other form of media). It's a way to decompress at the end of the day
It's for you, it's not for me. Say what you want, but video games have changed the way children develop, the way they exercise, and the things they experience.
I know, I’m just saying that that’s an outdated 1970s stereotype of what video games are. You might as well be yelling at kids to “stop playing on your lawn” if you think the world is still like that.
There were DOS games, some of which managed a little graphics, and there were arcade games, which in my opinion were more addicting with less to offer in the way of any creativity. And of course there were all the other games that ever existed, like bridge and poker. You can't say people weren't addicted to them.
You're talking about addiction then, not the average video game player. I agree, some people get addicted to video games, just like some people get addicted to being online. But it is not "by and large" at all. Most video game players are not addicts, they play casually (like with any other form of media). It's a way to decompress at the end of the day
It's for you, it's not for me. Say what you want, but video games have changed the way children develop, the way they exercise, and the things they experience.
I know, I’m just saying that that’s an outdated 1970s stereotype of what video games are. You might as well be yelling at kids to “stop playing on your lawn” if you think the world is still like that.
Video games did not exist in the 1970s.
Yes actually, they did. And angry soccer-moms everywhere had the same archaic views.
There were DOS games, some of which managed a little graphics, and there were arcade games, which in my opinion were more addicting with less to offer in the way of any creativity. And of course there were all the other games that ever existed, like bridge and poker. You can't say people weren't addicted to them.