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> I don't know why parents would purchase consoles for their children as you don't learn any transferable skills It's plausible that parents may just want thei
by dpig_ 3y ago
> I don't know why parents would purchase consoles for their children as you don't learn any transferable skills
It's plausible that parents may just want their children to enjoy some leisure? To not feel like every experience in childhood should be preparation for labour?
- robertlagrant 3y agoAs a child, I was disappointed when I got a BBC B instead of a Megadrive. But I definitely learned more, and some of my leisure time was programming in BBC Basic.
- Cockbrand 3y agoWeren’t there like 10 years between the BBC and the Megadrive?
- robertlagrant 3y agoYup. It was a very old computer for the time. You should've seen our cars.
- kridsdale1 3y agoParent comment has big “alpha grindset” energy. Like they hadn’t considered the concept of “toys”.