What the fuck, why is there such a bullshit stigma against playing video games?

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They say you are what you eat, but I don't remember eating mYsELF
I know it's a pasta since the comments told me so

but never answer "playing video games" as your first hobby. Make it sound like something that reflects some productivity at first glance, like uhh... sports or some normie shit.
sports and video games are literally as productive as each other
not to the employer

unless you were applying for a job at a game dev studio
it SOUNDS better to an employer, sure, but to say it's more "productive" is just objectively wrong
If you don't see the inherent value in honing your physical abilities over pressing buttons in the dark, then you're delusional beyond the point that you can seriously qualify anything as being objective.
What about if pressing buttons in the dark is what you want to do for a living
then you're just as useless to society as a professional sports player
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people need entertainment to survive, you realize
you realise sports stars provide entertainment for literally billions of people, right?


 
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I know it's a pasta since the comments told me so

but never answer "playing video games" as your first hobby. Make it sound like something that reflects some productivity at first glance, like uhh... sports or some normie shit.
sports and video games are literally as productive as each other
not to the employer

unless you were applying for a job at a game dev studio
it SOUNDS better to an employer, sure, but to say it's more "productive" is just objectively wrong
If you don't see the inherent value in honing your physical abilities over pressing buttons in the dark, then you're delusional beyond the point that you can seriously qualify anything as being objective.
What about if pressing buttons in the dark is what you want to do for a living
then you're just as useless to society as a professional sports player
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people need entertainment to survive, you realize
you realise sports stars provide entertainment for literally billions of people, right?
billions of retards

there are good, smart, beneficial forms of entertainment, and there are bad, stupid, and detrimental forms of entertainment


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They say you are what you eat, but I don't remember eating mYsELF
I know it's a pasta since the comments told me so

but never answer "playing video games" as your first hobby. Make it sound like something that reflects some productivity at first glance, like uhh... sports or some normie shit.
sports and video games are literally as productive as each other
not to the employer

unless you were applying for a job at a game dev studio
it SOUNDS better to an employer, sure, but to say it's more "productive" is just objectively wrong
If you don't see the inherent value in honing your physical abilities over pressing buttons in the dark, then you're delusional beyond the point that you can seriously qualify anything as being objective.
What about if pressing buttons in the dark is what you want to do for a living
then you're just as useless to society as a professional sports player
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people need entertainment to survive, you realize
you realise sports stars provide entertainment for literally billions of people, right?
billions of retards

there are good, smart, beneficial forms of entertainment, and there are bad, stupid, and detrimental forms of entertainment
I can see our intellectual intelligence is far less superior than that of yours , forgive us


 
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I know it's a pasta since the comments told me so

but never answer "playing video games" as your first hobby. Make it sound like something that reflects some productivity at first glance, like uhh... sports or some normie shit.
sports and video games are literally as productive as each other
not to the employer

unless you were applying for a job at a game dev studio
it SOUNDS better to an employer, sure, but to say it's more "productive" is just objectively wrong
If you don't see the inherent value in honing your physical abilities over pressing buttons in the dark, then you're delusional beyond the point that you can seriously qualify anything as being objective.
What about if pressing buttons in the dark is what you want to do for a living
then you're just as useless to society as a professional sports player
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people need entertainment to survive, you realize
you realise sports stars provide entertainment for literally billions of people, right?
billions of retards

there are good, smart, beneficial forms of entertainment, and there are bad, stupid, and detrimental forms of entertainment
I can see our intellectual intelligence is far less superior than that of yours , forgive us
yes


 
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Sure, but video games in themselves don't grant the same physical activity that leads to being more healthy. I'd say the trade off is equivalent, I've never seen anyone become healthier by playing video games.
people need entertainment to survive, you realize
I guess if you include that into "being healthy". I specifically meant physically but I hadn't thought of health being roped in with mental health (needing entertainment).
do you think you have to be physically fit to be physically healthy
No, but it certainly helps.
but it's something you don't need

entertainment is something we need, and there are many outlets for it—some people choose video games, which have a propensity to teach people a variety of other skills, like problem solving and even teamwork, perhaps even better than sports can—all without risk of getting physically injured

i'm a writer, so sometimes playing video games can inspire me

so while both are ultimately wastes of time, it would seem that video games are the preferable option
Nothing teaches you team work like sports or war does. Video games are great but so are sports.
risk of injury pretty much nullifies any positive thing that sports could contribute

also >war lmao wtf
You develop te best teamwork fighting a war because your life depends on it. It's the ultimate competition.
no it's just a really weird thing to bring up

because none of us are in war
we're talking about teamwork
we're talking about avenues through which the average person can experience teamwork
well the average person fights wars unless you're specifically talking about us right here right now

Either way what I said is right. Or do you disagree?
i don't disagree but i'm also talking about right here right now

war is just random because the two things we're talking about are sports vs. video games, i'm still confused as to why you even brought war up
It's not random, if you agree with what I said then naturally sports are the next step down from from war.
only if video games are also one step below war

in reality, they're both about twenty thousand steps below war
war > sports > video games

I think we can all agree on that order
We can't.

war > sports = video games
Have you ever played a sport competitively?
why would i do something stupid like that
How can we debate if sports are more productive than games or not when you don't even play sports?
because fortunately i have the ability to observe and recount similar experiences

i don't need to touch fire to know that it's hot
That doesn't really apply. It's not a bad thing to play sports.
putting yourself at high risk of injury for no good reason is stupid, and therefore bad


 
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Sure, but video games in themselves don't grant the same physical activity that leads to being more healthy. I'd say the trade off is equivalent, I've never seen anyone become healthier by playing video games.
people need entertainment to survive, you realize
I guess if you include that into "being healthy". I specifically meant physically but I hadn't thought of health being roped in with mental health (needing entertainment).
do you think you have to be physically fit to be physically healthy
No, but it certainly helps.
but it's something you don't need

entertainment is something we need, and there are many outlets for it—some people choose video games, which have a propensity to teach people a variety of other skills, like problem solving and even teamwork, perhaps even better than sports can—all without risk of getting physically injured

i'm a writer, so sometimes playing video games can inspire me

so while both are ultimately wastes of time, it would seem that video games are the preferable option
Nothing teaches you team work like sports or war does. Video games are great but so are sports.
risk of injury pretty much nullifies any positive thing that sports could contribute

also >war lmao wtf
You develop te best teamwork fighting a war because your life depends on it. It's the ultimate competition.
no it's just a really weird thing to bring up

because none of us are in war
we're talking about teamwork
we're talking about avenues through which the average person can experience teamwork
well the average person fights wars unless you're specifically talking about us right here right now

Either way what I said is right. Or do you disagree?
i don't disagree but i'm also talking about right here right now

war is just random because the two things we're talking about are sports vs. video games, i'm still confused as to why you even brought war up
It's not random, if you agree with what I said then naturally sports are the next step down from from war.
only if video games are also one step below war

in reality, they're both about twenty thousand steps below war
war > sports > video games

I think we can all agree on that order
We can't.

war > sports = video games
Have you ever played a sport competitively?
why would i do something stupid like that
How can we debate if sports are more productive than games or not when you don't even play sports?
because fortunately i have the ability to observe and recount similar experiences

i don't need to touch fire to know that it's hot
That doesn't really apply. It's not a bad thing to play sports.
putting yourself at high risk of injury for no good reason is stupid, and therefore bad
From your perspective there's no reason, but for a lot of other people there's a ton of good reasons. Playing for your teammates, your town, your city, your country, that's a good thing and it's a good feeling. Of course money is involved too.
the same thing can be said of esports


 
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Sure, but video games in themselves don't grant the same physical activity that leads to being more healthy. I'd say the trade off is equivalent, I've never seen anyone become healthier by playing video games.
people need entertainment to survive, you realize
I guess if you include that into "being healthy". I specifically meant physically but I hadn't thought of health being roped in with mental health (needing entertainment).
do you think you have to be physically fit to be physically healthy
No, but it certainly helps.
but it's something you don't need

entertainment is something we need, and there are many outlets for it—some people choose video games, which have a propensity to teach people a variety of other skills, like problem solving and even teamwork, perhaps even better than sports can—all without risk of getting physically injured

i'm a writer, so sometimes playing video games can inspire me

so while both are ultimately wastes of time, it would seem that video games are the preferable option
Nothing teaches you team work like sports or war does. Video games are great but so are sports.
risk of injury pretty much nullifies any positive thing that sports could contribute

also >war lmao wtf
You develop te best teamwork fighting a war because your life depends on it. It's the ultimate competition.
no it's just a really weird thing to bring up

because none of us are in war
we're talking about teamwork
we're talking about avenues through which the average person can experience teamwork
well the average person fights wars unless you're specifically talking about us right here right now

Either way what I said is right. Or do you disagree?
i don't disagree but i'm also talking about right here right now

war is just random because the two things we're talking about are sports vs. video games, i'm still confused as to why you even brought war up
It's not random, if you agree with what I said then naturally sports are the next step down from from war.
only if video games are also one step below war

in reality, they're both about twenty thousand steps below war
war > sports > video games

I think we can all agree on that order
We can't.

war > sports = video games
Have you ever played a sport competitively?
why would i do something stupid like that
How can we debate if sports are more productive than games or not when you don't even play sports?
because fortunately i have the ability to observe and recount similar experiences

i don't need to touch fire to know that it's hot
That doesn't really apply. It's not a bad thing to play sports.
putting yourself at high risk of injury for no good reason is stupid, and therefore bad
From your perspective there's no reason, but for a lot of other people there's a ton of good reasons. Playing for your teammates, your town, your city, your country, that's a good thing and it's a good feeling. Of course money is involved too.
the same thing can be said of esports
It's not the same thing, and technically only exists because of real sports.
it's the same exact thing, only people don't get hurt and there's not a giant industry for it

which is a good thing

no one should be paid millions of dollars to play a sport


 
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Getting hurt is a part of life. Boxing is a sport that requires people getting hurt.
boxing should be outright banned

getting hurt is a part of life, that doesn't mean you should play a sport where getting hurt is part and parcel

pain should always, ALWAYS be avoided

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Why not?
because it contributes absolutely nothing valuable to society other than meaningless entertainment that can be accessed literally anywhere else


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pffthahaha come on dude
Barring the obvious fact that exploiting poor people by pitting them against each other like dogs for cheap entertainment is obviously terrible, do you happen to know anything about boxing?

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Why not? If they consent and enjoy it, what's the problem?
because it's stupid to consent to things that hurt you

it just is

this isn't a moral issue, it's an intelligence issue

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Depends on the situation. I know you'd agree, too, so there's no point making statements like this.
pain should always be avoided if there's nothing to gain

in sports, there is nothing to gain

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Yeah it does. People that enjoy watching sports might not enjoy something else and this provides that entertainment for them.
then they're idiots, simple as that


 
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what the fuck lmao

Is that what you think boxing is?
That IS what boxing is.

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I guess you're just not a competitive person.
I'm extremely competitive—why do you think I argue with people on the Internet so much? I'm just smart enough to exert that competitive energy in ways that aren't physically harmful, like video games. If I had a competitive e-sports scene for Street Fighter or some other competitive game that I play, I'd be way in there.

But like I said, I'm just too smart to invest in contact sports. They won't even exist in a hundred years.

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Says you, the guy who has never played sports and acts like a basketball murdered his whole family.
I don't need to play sports to know that there's nothing to gain by playing them. I just have to observe.

Professional athletes get fame and fortune that they don't deserve when they win.

Everyone else loses and eats shit. They spent years and years working the court, working the court, working the court, just to sprain their ankle so badly that their entire career is over, when they would've just lost anyway. Fantastic.

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That's just rude. The worst part is you don't even have a point to make and the world would definitely be worse off without sports. Whatever dude. If you don't like sports that's fine but you run around like you're the authority on every issue when you have such little life experience. You don't take into account how other people feel, you don't even seem to care. So what's the purpose in getting rid of sports? Making life even more miserable?
do you know how miserable people are when they lose

there are millions of athletes and only a small handful of them will ever experience the joy of winning

and it's a stupid thing to be happy about anyway—you didn't cure cancer, you didn't invent anything useful, you didn't solve a murder mystery, you just kicked a ball into a fucking net

fucking worthless


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there are millions of athletes and only a small handful of them will ever experience the joy of winning
losing is a good thing


 
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there are millions of athletes and only a small handful of them will ever experience the joy of winning
losing is a good thing
Not when people drive themselves into depression over it.

When I was a sophomore in high school, there was a star athlete—captain of the football team, actually—who carried his team all the way to the state championships, becoming a hero of the entire school—and then he lost.

How do you think he reacted?

Well, he didn't train harder. He didn't tell himself "better luck next year."

He killed himself.

If that's the sort of situation that people put themselves in after losing a stupid game of football, I'm always going to be ardently opposed to its existence, and no one is ever going to change my mind.


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there are millions of athletes and only a small handful of them will ever experience the joy of winning
losing is a good thing
Not when people drive themselves into depression over it.

When I was a sophomore in high school, there was a star athlete—captain of the football team, actually—who carried his team all the way to the state championships, becoming a hero of the entire school—and then he lost.

How do you think he reacted?

Well, he didn't train harder. He didn't tell himself "better luck next year."

He killed himself.

If that's the sort of situation that people put themselves in after losing a stupid game of football, I'm always going to be ardently opposed to its existence, and no one is ever going to change my mind.
if he was stretched so mentally thin by the idea of training harder and getting better, and he couldn't think of anything else he wanted to live for, then his training was over

that's what I mean by body and mind, it takes both

he reached his mental limit, and without any other ambitions he was useless
it was time for him to kill himself anyway


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