Telegraph Article Claims 'Grown Men Shouldn't Waste Their Life on Video Games'

Im guessing this was written by some crazy feminist, next they will be telling us not to watch or talk about football, ohh right they already been saying that,
 
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Rofl, the replies to her on twitter are pure comedy gold. Fuck now this is entertainment.

Dont think i ever saw an opinion piece backfire so hard.

 
Bold of them to assume that most older people that play video games more than casually are "grown up". I'm sure the perfectly appropriate responses they'll get to the article will show them…..

Wonder how many death threats and doxxing attempts they've already received from the "grown ups"?
 
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Might as well throw out movies and TV as well. Oh and sports? Yeah no, gone. In fact, any hobby you have that brings you enjoyment, just stop, because you're wasting your life

smh, what an asshole
 
I've just never heard a great argument for this. If you devote any time at all to leisure activities like movies, TV, books, social media, internet - video games are often far more rich and complex than any of those. Books are unique in that they expand your vocabulary, can enrich and help you learn, and use different parts of your brain you don't often use. Movies can have rich stories and cinematography. TV is fairly similar to movies now.

Games are one of the only things in this leisure space that can allow you interact and actually participate instead of sitting passively. In good games you're having to think and problem solve, navigate directions and 3D space, memorize complex patterns. In the best of games you're actually going to experience the sensation of repetition and mastery that you usually can only get from things like sports, learning a musical instrument, etc. Mastering a competitive FPS, a fighting game, a platformer, an action game are rewarding and enriching experiences that really go above and beyond what you can get from movies and TV. To be honest, I literally never watch things on my own now - and really only even watch stuff when my girlfriend wants to.

Games are just more interesting. They're also pretty much the most diverse and international of all the entertainment forms. Most people watching TV in the west will find their local stuff in their country, and maybe US and Canadian stuff as well. Gamers regularly play stuff from all over the world, and it's one of the biggest promoters of international cross-cultural exchange there is.

I couldn't even read this lady's article because of the paywall, but I'd be curious if she even has any points at all.
 
Out of touch journalist. Doesn't she realize a lot of gamers in 30-40? The accessibility is getting wider regardless of age.
Grandparents talking about next COD instead of politics will be the norm one day.
 
the video game industry is one of the largest most profitable in the world... why did you write this article? what a tired old subject, must of been a slow day for the "Royals."
 
BaneIsPain said:
Out of touch journalist. Doesn't she realize a lot of gamers in 30-40? The accessibility is getting wider regardless of age.
Grandparents talking about next COD instead of politics will be the norm one day.
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Yeah, it's seriously one of the most boomer takes on video games I've read in quite some time. Sounds like something from the 80s or 90s.
 
Telegraph can kiss my ring piece. Games kept me out of a life of crime, is my prefered medium over anything else. So get fucked. Oh, i'm 45. 😄
 
Don't expect anything less from The Torygraph, where playing video games is bad, but flying to private islands and diddling kids is just a mistake.
 
She could at least set up some guidelines. Achievements or something, come on be reasonable. Should you want to play video games you must meet the following criteria;
1. Attend 4 BLM and 4 Gay Pride Marches annually. (No you can't attend as a transvestite, they're not welcome and discrimination is permitted against them)
2. Have at least 3 friends with either blue, green or a multicolored hair dye
3. Marry/date only trans or non-human identifying entities.
4. Praise Islam as the only true source of peace and beauty in the world
5. If you are white or of privileged background hate yourself daily, give away your belongings any/all inheritance to poc and consider killing yourself.
6. Only play on console, give your PcMasterRace system to a poc.

Ok I'm bored now.
 
Does he suggest they waste time watching Movies, TV and sports? Reading fiction and listening to music?
All those are for entertainment and nothing more
 
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It's truly baffling that this multi billion dollar entertainment industry is still viewed as something that is enjoyed solely by spotty little boys in their bedrooms.
 
As I know from a personal experience , the ones who are addicted to shows and tv serieses are the ones who disgustingly at the extreme end of stereotypically judgmentals who triggerly dying to know which type of your personality fits in their stereotypical d heads , to them it has to be something they knew no matter how different and inferior they are.
 
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It's truly baffling that this multi billion dollar entertainment industry is still viewed as something that is enjoyed solely by spotty little boys in their bedrooms.
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Exactly what I was going to say. These people are a fucking mess. So the hobby is a waste of time right, but we need to attract more women to it and appeal more to people of colour. All the while making games more accessible as well to disabled people. But no, this is all lazy men right.

I really think it's much more productive having 'wine Friday', going to tanning salons, reading louise bagshawe novels and doing a big shop every two days.

Bottom line is do your job well, don't be an asshole and any free time you have, do what you find is fun. In moderation.
 
Last weekend i build a tent with my kids in the living room, we occupied the living room for the whole weekend playing minecraft and among us on the Switch while eating popcorn and chips.
I actually feel sad for this person not being able to enjoy this with her kid, i know my kids love it when we spend time together like this.
 
Sounds like the kind of person who has Jack Thompson on Facebook. What a load of shite. By that logic, anyone who studies art is merely participating in a form of colouring in. Utter bollocks.
 
I think the the issue with gaming is more with younger teens and younger men, which can hurt academics and post high school career development if not moderated. Especially with the very addictive MP games. This is where good parenting is crucial to making sure gaming is moderated.

However, men eventually grow up, get real jobs, some marry, and making time for leisure requires prioritizing limited time.

One thing that's funny about these gaming discussions is that TV, one of the most passive "hobbies", has gotten a pass for decades.

I know olds that literally watch the shit all day everyday. Also, that's all they did when the worked. No exercising, reading, creative hobbies. Just work, tv, sleep. It's their lives I don't care. But it's funny how you never hear this waste your life shit with TV.

Also most people are boring. The mega interesting person who travels all the the time, has tons of creative hobbies, and many friends is a social media myth

Most people live mundane lives in obscurity. Work, eat, sleep, die. That's most of humanity.
 
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How far up her own arse is this woman?






I guess instead we should be spending our time battling on social media huh?
 
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Find it a tad rich when the person doing finger pointing about wasting their time doesn't even have a real job, she's a fucking journalist so she obviously couldn't get a real job so she follows what the royals do like some sad little fangirl who wants a taste of the good life but wasn't born into an inbred family. Kind of ironic she is attracted to the royals as she looks like a horse and the royals just love them, probably why she got the interviews with them in the first place.

She also appeared on morning daytime tv that obviously vastly superior pastime LOOOOL
 
I have not read the article but is the man/woman really saying something outrageous ?

the article, Its probably not for people who can find the good balance, but we all have to admit this is not a very constructive hobby to have compared to tennis or any other physical one. My work forces me to play in moderation but still my week/energy is much better when I am not itching to go back to a game.
 
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I have not read the article but is the man/woman really saying something outrageous ?

the article, Its probably not for people who can find the good balance, but we all have to admit this is not a very constructive hobby to have compared to tennis or any other physical one. My work forces me to play in moderation but still my week/energy is much better when I am not itching to go back to a game.
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Basically she got triggered by a Nintendo ad on the tube because it shows adults enjoying a switch, apparently adults are not allowed to play videogames. Seems she's fine with royal adults allowing to be in childish things though.
 
Grown women shouldn't be writing articles. They should stay home with the children and mainly be in the kitchen - like REAL women.
 
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That skill up guy is shit at trolling tho.
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I don't think he's trolling just giving honest advise.
As i said in my previous post my kids love spending time together playing videogames, i believe her kid would love it if mommy picked up the controller and played with her.
 
Same ol G said:
I don't think he's trolling just giving honest advise.
As i said in my previous post my kids love spending time together playing videogames, i believe her kid would love it if mommy picked up the controller and played with her.
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He was too gentle with this chick, look how she respond to him.
 
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Outside of the obvious stupidity of the statement, can you even begin to imagine if a man wrote an article saying what adult women should or should not do in their spare time?
 
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