Quit Video Games Now 

I may need to do that pretty soon

I was kinda addicted to video games, pc gaming and mmo's. I was like, I don't like where it's going, but I enjoy the game, I have to play, even if I loose track of my life, my responsibilities. My wife gave birth to a girl two years ago in January 2020. I was ok at first, but then I was shit, cause I wanted to have fun, play games, lacked empathy etc. I decided to quit games, couldn't do it, I was stuck. Finally I started to play less and less. Now I'm like 90% free, cause I mostly play Shmups with my arcade stick and some light games when I have time. No mmo's, no multiplayer. You still can play games, but you have to prioritize stuff. Now, my daughter loves her dad :)

Sold mine to brother.

great comment, I hope to get to where you are

And do you keep well while having a full-time job aside?

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I agree mothern games suck because they are pay to win live service games and that is just stupid. However, kids only spend money if their parents give the money to them! No money no addiction!. Simple.. Parents are the most responsable for this issue because they just dont care about what their kids are doing and dont even try to understand it.

@@nvc. I wouldnt even advise allowing kids to play modern games due to possible addiction, unless it's something like a simple nintendo game. The truth is electronic devices have killed a lot of our attention span and focus, and the new upcoming generation has been regarded as the "gold fish" generation due to how incredibly weak their focus is compared to previous generations, this is the generation that has been growing up with smartphones and other gadgets. But I agree with you, this all boils down to parenting. I'm very curious how the upcoming generation is going to be like in a few decades. The tiktok era has already showed bits of what may come about, and its not looking good at all.

1000% mate

@@Rrr-mw3kb Hello, I completely agree that games can educate you on certain topics, but these things are heavily overexagarated. Most people I have met, and I have met plenty, who play video games, are no smarter or more educated than the ones who don't play games, generally speaking, it depends on the individual, and most people do not play games that would educate you on a certain topic very much, which are the most popular ones (I'm speaking of topics such as history, chemistry, maths, biology and so on, things that matter). And most importantly, no matter how much a game can be "educating" on a certain topic (for example history), it's main purpose is to entertain you and keep you hooked, so it will sacrifice accuracy on a certain topic over that, generally, all these things can do is just light up some passion inside you for a certain subject. You hit the nail in the head with comparing it with social media, however you made the mistake of trying to downplay social media's negative effects of society by just saying you should blame the person instead of the activity. Social media, the way its designed, is bound cause issues it has caused, take TikTok for example, millions of people use it, and it brings no good to society at all, and it's purposely designed to make you addicted, ruin your attention span, and to just generally turn you into a degenerate by mimicking the nonsense activities the platform showcases. As I pointed out in my original comment, prevention is better than cure, the world would be a lot better off without things like TikTok, Instagram and so on, sure it did bring some good things like global communication, but the negatives, which studies have shown, greatly outweight the positives. Time will tell what will happen with the upcoming generations, as studies have already showcased that the most recent generation, the kids who have grown up with smartphones, tablets and so on, have the shortest attention spans out of all generations so far, which is quite concerning.

Just play games and enjoy . It's not gonna hurt you if you play 1-2 hours . I play video games in the weekends . 1-2 hours maximum. I still have time to go to gym or meet friends .

@@hamidirn1686 to be honest I tried playing on my PS4 but I can't go over 30 minutes because I'm boring and I can have better experiences just by watching movies or documentaries

hmm...his "take" on video games seems reasonable, he did use his own experience(s) and explained some things it seemed.

Imagine a team of physiologists working on making every aspect of a game addictive versus a parent trying to explain how the kids could use their time better. it's Gloliath vs David now

@@HomeGrown001 Like a parent trying to explain to their kid, why they are not going to get a toy.

Me who's addicted to Red Dead Redemption 2, a single player game:

I think your analysis is naive, its like you completely overlook the fact that videogames are currently designed to be highly addictive, from all mechanics, achievement system, etc. Just to mention one issue, but there are more..

Sure

@@KingKongHitDaBong send me then pls

no way you have tine to work, play guitar, keep fit and spend family time and play 2 hrs a day

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