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> infer from the rest of the post that the person in question was unhealthy And we can also infer that he was unhealthy, in larger part, due to spending too mu
by detst 14y ago
> infer from the rest of the post that the person in question was unhealthy
And we can also infer that he was unhealthy, in larger part, due to spending too much time gaming.
> One can argue an unhealthy focus on anything can kill you in the same way
And in this case that thing was gaming. It's a cautionary tale, not an indictment on all gaming.
- jsprinkles 14y ago> And we can also infer that he was unhealthy, in larger part, due to spending too much time gaming. Very much, emphatically, not. I know someone into World of Warcraft who spends ~40 hours a week playing, and just ran Bay 2 Breakers. Gaming and being unhealthy are very definitely unrelated, and any attempt to paint them as being related is FUD. If someone is out of shape because they "spend too much time hacking", are you going to blame hacker culture next? Gaming is an easy target. Admit it.
- detst 14y agoVery much, emphatically, yes: > Work offered to pay for a gym membership. Friends coaxed him to exercise and eat better. Instead he was gaming. > If someone is out of shape because they "spend too much time hacking", are you going to blame hacker culture next? Yes, in part. BTW, I'm not "blaming" gaming.
- jsprinkles 14y agoHere's a thought, oh, I don't know: it was his fault, not gaming's. Radical concept, personal accountability. It's almost like the choices we make in life shape who we are, or something else absolutely crazy like that.
- detst 14y agoYou responded before I edited to be clear that I'm not blaming gaming. It was his choice but that doesn't change the fact that spending his time gaming instead of getting some physical activity likely had something to do with a 32-year-old dying of a heart attack.
- rane 14y agoGames that are designed to be very addictive are an easy target indeed.