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Being someone who grew up on these games, I often think of the steep trade offs I made in childhood playing them. If I’d spent all the time playing Guitar Hero
by r3trohack3r 2y ago
Being someone who grew up on these games, I often think of the steep trade offs I made in childhood playing them.
If I’d spent all the time playing Guitar Hero playing an actual guitar instead, I’d be a real guitar hero.
I could also be a pro skater.
- the_gipsy 2y agoMaybe you would have tortured yourself and still wouldn't be any good.
- zackbrown 2y agoOn the other hand, video games enable a wide breadth of intellectual experiences. Being a simulated guitar hero and simulated pro skater is more enriching than the likely baseline of having zero experience with either. And, video games can help in discovering real world passions — the number of guitarists who found their inspirational spark through Guitar Hero is likely significant. Same for Factorio or Minecraft -> programming.
- craz8 2y agoIf I could have got a steady hand with tweezers, I could easily have been a surgeon. Real patients probably don’t have noses that light up, which reduces distractions too!
- toast0 2y agoMy malpractice insurance payments would be through the roof. I'm pretty sure I managed to lose leg bones inside the patient.