Parents think video games are bad for your health

Gibits · 2019-09-07T04:44:06+00:00

My parents gave me shit for video games while growing up. They still do.

Just for context I am a practicing doctor. Went through undergrad with straight A’s, survived medical school while becoming a new father, and residency while having another kid. I survived my divorce because of Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3.

And they STILL give me crap about it. If anyone can prove video games doesn’t impede your life it’s me.

There is absolutely no consensus in the medical community about gaming. Anyone from any side can cherry pick what they want, but when there is no consistency in experiments it usually means there is no causal relationship due to inability to replicate results.

[deleted] · 2019-09-07T04:45:41+00:00

The only possible aspect where video game is bad is that it may cost your time for doing other things. Like you are supposed to study, work and exercise but you don't do it because you are busy playing the games. Just limit the time and you will be fine.

MrFfshriner · 2019-09-07T04:37:39+00:00

Didn't played games for 4 months , feeling dumber now.

MGTOWJayJay · 2019-09-07T04:51:34+00:00

Just FYI recruiters from engineering/architecture universities actually get on and scout for students on Minecraft servers. They even give full scholarships for kids who can prove it was their work.

Miggymoggy · 2019-09-07T09:11:40+00:00

I think video games are bad for the health of children in single mother households because they give their children game consoles, tablets, laptops etc as a substitute father, so the children get an unhealthy obsession with those devices and then wreak havoc on society once they get older.

Other than that. I find video games these days as a good way for children to bond with their father and enjoy a hobby together, which many women hate that as they see video games as a threat to them.

rocko20002 · 2019-09-07T04:21:12+00:00

Depends. If you're the guy pulling Call of Duty or Warcraft marathons, then you might just end up developing some sort of health problem simply if you don't leave your house to get fresh air.

WanderlustYouth · 2019-09-07T07:05:36+00:00

I'm 28 grew up with video games and still play frequently. But here's the thing, moderation is key. Maybe I'll play for a couple hours uninterrupted which is no biggie....but that's not even every week. Hell I might go 2 to 3 weeks without playing a game. When I was younger I played all the time. Do what you enjoy and tell em times have changed.

ParalyticPoison · 2019-09-07T04:22:51+00:00

Any activity that releases Dopamine can be addictive, but most of the shit these researchers are pushing is for who is funding them, not the actual pursuit of facts.

Shimakaze4 · 2019-09-07T04:40:48+00:00

If playing with computers was harmful Bill Gates wouldn't be a fucking billionaire.

anduxo · 2019-09-07T07:20:44+00:00

I find playing video games to actually do more good than harm. Some benefits of playing:

- It relieves stress

- Improves coordination

- Improves problem solving skills and memory

- It can teach you stuff. Depending on the games you play and your circumstances, you can learn new languages, historic facts, etc.

- It is a cheap and healthy hobby. Compare it to going out to a nightclub, where you'll probably end up drinking alcohol, listening to loud music, inhaling smoke, and spending much more money.

Of course, as with everything in life, moderation is key. If you spend 10 hours a day playing, that will be harmful, not because of the games themselves, but because of the amount of time that you are not using to improve yourself in other areas, such as working out, reading, earning more money, working towards financial freedom, etc.

ncarolina66 · 2019-09-07T09:52:09+00:00

Video Games cause Man Made Global Warming, it's PROVEN! - 97% of Scientists agree with this "research".

CuntMonteCristo · 2019-09-07T11:19:39+00:00

I love games and played a lot too. What I observed is that games without an end can be very addictive. Especially those in real time and no specific end. Remember how crazy it got with WoW?

I personally play match games that have a specific end like Battlefield (Except the Feminazi Edition). Works better for me and I don't waste countless hours. Log in play a match and leave. Like chess or tennis.

Companies know that and that's why you can observe that they change the system whenever they can to the "endless mode". Like pages where you scroll down endlessly and you always subconsciously think something great is just about to show up down there or the autoplay on Youtube.

Whenever you are playing games for so long that it actually makes a noise when you stand up and separate yourself from the object you were sitting on because your body tissue was becoming one with said object, you have gone too far :-) Trust me, I have been there

Edit Typo

SomeGhostingGuy · 2019-09-07T11:36:23+00:00

Why are you playing video games when you passively could watch MSM brainwashing for hours before going to bed?

I think the "old media" are just scared that young folks do not spend time and money on them anymore.

Only old folks sit passively in front of the idiot-box getting exposed to propaganda ... younger people (and their spending power) is going elsewhere.

I am 42 and can not even remember the last time I watched TV in my spare time.

The little time before going to bed I unwind by turning on one of the consoles or PCs, controller in lap, playing some Forza or other racing game, listening to some YouTube or Podcast on my iMac of Dr. Dutton, Stefan Molyneux or whatever fancies my interest.

Pretty much the same for applies to newspapers, I think I bought maybe 4 a year and that only when I needed to clean some windows and there was no cheap advertising paper in the mailbox.

Title	Parents think video games are bad for your health
Author	Adamjensen2030
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Date	September 7, 2019 4:16 AM UTC (6 years ago)
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