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Like young people in America aged 16-21 who cannot buy alcohol legally in the US? That seems pretty totalitarian and paternalistic from outside the US

enjoylife 5y ago
In a car centric environment such as the US, there is a large burden society pays for when it comes to under age drunk driving. The harm from a car related fatality is felt immediately. It’s hard to compare that to the delayed and difficult to measure societal impact when kids play too much video games.
- danielheath 5y ago
  It's delayed, and difficult to measure precisely, but there's a substantial cohort of people who cannot and may never be able to support themselves due to the combination of gaming all night and cultural expectations around hiring. Perhaps it would be free-er for the government to intervene and force everyone to have a different cultural expectation, but both are very substantial interferences.
  - somethingwitty1 5y ago
    Data? There have been really flawed studies to bash video game playing (just like there was for playing chess...look it up), but I've yet to see any that withstand scrutiny.
  - SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
    > government to intervene and force everyone Going to go ahead and recommend against those words in that order.
  - Grimm1 5y ago
    Definitely going to need you to back this one up, I’m highly skeptical of your claim.
- FalconSensei 5y ago
  Would make more sense to also not be able to drive until 18/21
s-lambert 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age Most places restrict the age at which you can buy alcohol and most places seem to restrict it to at least 18. 21 is higher than the average but legal age laws seem to be pretty standard.
- Sr_developer 5y ago
  And as mentioned in the article the restriction to gaming is being implemented not only in China but in SK and Vietnam, what it is normal and what is totalitarian seems only to reside on who implements it. Usual tribalism dressed-up in sophisms.

enjoylife 5y ago

In a car centric environment such as the US, there is a large burden society pays for when it comes to under age drunk driving. The harm from a car related fatality is felt immediately. It’s hard to compare that to the delayed and difficult to measure societal impact when kids play too much video games.

danielheath 5y ago
It's delayed, and difficult to measure precisely, but there's a substantial cohort of people who cannot and may never be able to support themselves due to the combination of gaming all night and cultural expectations around hiring. Perhaps it would be free-er for the government to intervene and force everyone to have a different cultural expectation, but both are very substantial interferences.
- somethingwitty1 5y ago
  Data? There have been really flawed studies to bash video game playing (just like there was for playing chess...look it up), but I've yet to see any that withstand scrutiny.
- SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
  > government to intervene and force everyone Going to go ahead and recommend against those words in that order.
- Grimm1 5y ago
  Definitely going to need you to back this one up, I’m highly skeptical of your claim.
FalconSensei 5y ago
Would make more sense to also not be able to drive until 18/21

s-lambert 5y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age Most places restrict the age at which you can buy alcohol and most places seem to restrict it to at least 18. 21 is higher than the average but legal age laws seem to be pretty standard.

Sr_developer 5y ago
And as mentioned in the article the restriction to gaming is being implemented not only in China but in SK and Vietnam, what it is normal and what is totalitarian seems only to reside on who implements it. Usual tribalism dressed-up in sophisms.