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Same with video games. Imagine how much productivity would go up if addictive video games were banned. Looking at you Factorio

by tekla 3y ago

psunavy03 3y ago
Because we should only be worried about "productivity" and not allowing people to do something they enjoy doing off the clock. Paternalistic nonsense.
- tekla 3y ago
  So yeah, let TikTok and Instagram do whatever. If Gen Z likes it, they like it.
  - hanzmanner 3y ago
    Do you feel depressed and suicidal looking at other people's builds in Factorio?
    - tekla 3y ago
      Yes. Knowing I will never be as good as them, knowing I am not as clever as them, realizing a 17 year old kid made a base that was 10x as efficient as mine in half the time in my 700 hour game. Terrible for my mental health.
    - alexsmarsh 3y ago
      No, but not having Air 1s did
  - psunavy03 3y ago
    Those are social media apps, not video games.
Der_Einzige 3y ago
I assume you're kidding, but I'm going to respond as though you didn't because I think many here may unironically believe you. Nope - it's exactly the opposite. The kinds of people with the pure autism needed to get good at Factorio, Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress end up as world-class developers. Some of the best historians are going to be minted by expert paradox game players. The games we should regulate are the garbage, zero-thought zero-gain games. Even fortnight and roblox are highly educational compared to the legalized child gambeling I see with those stupid ticket machines at places like Dave and Busters. Also, shooters are unfortunately a national security thing. I can show you videos from the US military, especially US tank trainers and rifle trainers about how shockingly familiar that these systems are even to people who have no experience with them due to realistic portrayals in their video games. This is why "Americas Army" existed at all.

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Same with video games. Imagine how much productivity would go up if addictive video games were banned. Looking at you Factorio

by tekla 3y ago

Same with video games. Imagine how much productivity would go up if addictive video games were banned. Looking at you Factorio

psunavy03 3y ago
Because we should only be worried about "productivity" and not allowing people to do something they enjoy doing off the clock. Paternalistic nonsense.
- tekla 3y ago
  So yeah, let TikTok and Instagram do whatever. If Gen Z likes it, they like it.
  - hanzmanner 3y ago
    Do you feel depressed and suicidal looking at other people's builds in Factorio?
    - tekla 3y ago
      Yes. Knowing I will never be as good as them, knowing I am not as clever as them, realizing a 17 year old kid made a base that was 10x as efficient as mine in half the time in my 700 hour game. Terrible for my mental health.
    - alexsmarsh 3y ago
      No, but not having Air 1s did
  - psunavy03 3y ago
    Those are social media apps, not video games.
Der_Einzige 3y ago
I assume you're kidding, but I'm going to respond as though you didn't because I think many here may unironically believe you. Nope - it's exactly the opposite. The kinds of people with the pure autism needed to get good at Factorio, Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress end up as world-class developers. Some of the best historians are going to be minted by expert paradox game players. The games we should regulate are the garbage, zero-thought zero-gain games. Even fortnight and roblox are highly educational compared to the legalized child gambeling I see with those stupid ticket machines at places like Dave and Busters. Also, shooters are unfortunately a national security thing. I can show you videos from the US military, especially US tank trainers and rifle trainers about how shockingly familiar that these systems are even to people who have no experience with them due to realistic portrayals in their video games. This is why "Americas Army" existed at all.