Given China’s omnipresent surveillance state, I wonder how feasible this is.This is a pointless political stunt designed to impress parents who don’t really have a clue about gaming. The kids will just put all their time into offline games instead. My young nephew is a total gaming addict already and none of the games he plays are online.
Most people who spend all day playing Fortnite probably just become more stupid, not more creative.They are basically crippling an entire future industry. What if kids weren't allowed to read books, how many would be inspired to become authors themselves?
I like my likes and so do you, so leave facebook alone and play your kazoo.This wouldn’t be a bad idea if they did this to social media here in the states. Productivity would be boosted overnight. 3 hours a week on Facebook and Instagram is more than adequate.
China are more insidious than North Korea man.
What the fuck can you even do in an hour on a game?
They are basically crippling an entire future industry. What if kids weren't allowed to read books, how many would be inspired to become authors themselves?
Online games suck your most prescious, finite resource: time. Fuck online MMORPGs, burn them!China are more insidious than North Korea man.
What the fuck can you even do in an hour on a game?
good for pc gaming but not for game develpoper,because there may be people making pirated games for the kids who can't afford the price of gameGood for PC gaming I guess
My response to your number 4 is, that its China's own fault. I wouldn't put it all on the Asia continent though. Over population is the main problem in China. Not the rest of the worlds fault that parks and such are overcrowded in China and the youth can't get out and comfortably be active.1. Pretty sure that most people here saying "bad parenting", "government should do this, not that" don't have kids. They just feel personally attacked.
2. So parents should cut their own children playing time..what's the difference, at least it is enforced.
3. Some people don't know bette. Yeah, sure, you american freedom lords know what's good from bad. Some social categories or cultures (country here) don't have the same notions about parenting, discovering the world, creativity, hobbies, learning, etc
4. China or Asia, while some geographical areas are huge, apartments are small, traffic is heavy, parks are non-existant or overcrowded, like any outdoor or indoor activities, said activities are expensive... the entire world don't live in a Dawson's Creek episode with access to a lake and forest behind the house, a backyard to play ball catching with a baseball glove, or a driveway to play hockey. People are stuck home because they can't do much more, videogames is an easy way for them, but like many good things, it is easy to overdo it.
Can't they just protest on the streets without big organization?! How in the fuck you contain a billion of people revolting against you?! They can't openly shoot dead milions of people in the streets, right?!Pretty hard to riot when the CCP have the capability of destroying any counter movement with ease with their mass surveillance capability
They barely had to lift a finger on Hong Kong
The idea of a peoples uprising against a major world power is impossible
Plus they are all brain washed to think its a good thing
How do you organise that when all forms of communication are monitored?Can't they just protest on the streets without big organization?! How in the fuck you contain a billion of people revolting against you?! They can't openly shoot dead milions of people in the streets, right?!
All the big revolutions started this way...
I guess it's naive to think that it would be simple, but they have to start sooner or later for their sake...
Normal in some Asian countries. Like in countries like India,UAE nd all - Government wont put such rules out for kids but parents themselves will put strict rules for kids. Some parents beat the shit out of kids with belt n all.I'm honestly surprised people are not rioting in that fucking country.
They gona enforce rules on what people can eat and when?
Bro China is a dictatorship not democracy.And a PARENT should decide when THEIR OWN child can or can’t game or be online. Right, wrong, or indifferent . Never a fucking government that is oppressing their own people. It’s called freedom, and we should all have that God given right.
This is just sad, it remeber me of when i was in cuba and even super poor people was somehow happy of the castro regime...How do you organise that when all forms of communication are monitored?
And that level of mass movement requires everybody to be unhappy. Chinese people are conditioned to think they've got it good
Play two rounds of warzone.China are more insidious than North Korea man.
What the fuck can you even do in an hour on a game?
China hopes it is studying and prepping for uni.It is a grave situation. Curious to see what implications this has on the youth and what outlets they focus their energy towards now that gaming is limited.
Look at China 70+ years ago and look at it now. People are easily led to believe that just by looking at the average situation and growth.This is just sad, it remeber me of when i was in cuba and even super poor people was somehow happy of the castro regime...
I'm sorry but i don't understand what are you saying, they are happy because 70 years ago they were even more miserable than now?!Look at China 70+ years ago and look at it now. People are easily led to believe that just by looking at the average situation and growth.
Yeah about that...... china doesn't like their cogs protesting & thinking for themselves.Can't they just protest on the streets without big organization?! How in the fuck you contain a billion of people revolting against you?! They can't openly shoot dead milions of people in the streets, right?!
All the big revolutions started this way...
I guess it's naive to think that it would be simple, but they have to start sooner or later for their sake...
I understand that having this enforced at state level is clearly dictatorial, but then again, I'm probably a worse dictator at home on those things. My kids won't have a smart device until they turn 16. The family computer at home is raspberry pi and can be used for working, programming, and playing emulators. And so far, things are great.
2. So parents should cut their own children playing time..what's the difference, at least it is enforced.
Yes… and their economy is challenging or even maybe one day surpassing the U.S.’s one (not too laughable anymore) hence the climate of modern Cold War and the attitude towards China (even beyond what they already do).I'm sorry but i don't understand what are you saying, they are happy because 70 years ago they were even more miserable than now?!
LOL that shitaku writer probably wants to upgrade their social credit score."New" Kotaku gonna Kotaku.
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