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Men are probably more likely to get their 10,000 hours (or multiple thereof) of deliberate practice playing games, than women due stigmas / social pressure that
by jrowley 8y ago
Men are probably more likely to get their 10,000 hours (or multiple thereof) of deliberate practice playing games, than women due stigmas / social pressure that doesn't encourage or support them gaming (at least traditionally - I'm sure the tides are changing and gaming is becoming more inclusive everyday).
- stcredzero 8y agoMen are probably more likely to get their 10,000 hours (or multiple thereof) of deliberate practice playing games, than women due stigmas / social pressure From what I've seen, female League of Legends players on YouTube and Twitch are well regarded. I may be getting skewed data, as I've only managed to subscribe to a few of the more popular streamers/content creators. (These creators aren't playing solely on their sex appeal for their popularity. If anything, their talents are as game players, musicians, and as commentators. They're also all "cute.")
- ahallock 8y agoThis study shows that video games activate reward regions of brain in men more than women. https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2008/02/video-games-activate-reward-regions-of-brain-in-men-more-than-women-stanford-study-finds.html https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2008/02/video-games-a... "Reiss said this research also suggests that males have neural circuitry that makes them more liable than women to feel rewarded by a computer game with a territorial component and then more motivated to continue game-playing behavior. Based on this, he said, it makes sense that males are more prone to getting hooked on video games than females." I don't think this is to say women don't get rewarded or hooked--I know quite a few women hooked on games--but I could see this giving men an advantage in terms of being more easily motivated.