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34 year old with 2 kids and I still have time to play games and take joy with them my most current happy gaming moment easily top 10 in my life was seeing how happy my kid was getting his first star in Super Mario 64

WTF is a form of depression? what does that even mean.

If anything playing games helps people with depression.

Most of my happiest moments as a kid involve video games. This is because being a kid sucked.

Meeting my wife. My kids birth. Halo nights with my best friends.

its definitely up there lol

Pfft. And they say that Gamers arent oppressed

It doesn't sound like he had friends growing up. The top 100 moments of my life would definitely include playing videogames with friends.

pupeye posted...

WTF is a form of depression? what does that even mean.

If anything playing games helps people with depression.

People like to think that introvert = depressed.

If anything he's wrong. I feel like lately my depression keeps me from gaming much. I've barely played anything in months.

Some of my happiest times come from gaming. This guy sounds like casual scum. Hell, all my serious relationships spawned from some form of game interaction.

I've been smashing ass in my younger days and game more now in my older days, my fun is over and now I just want to relax and play some video games or watch the latest good movies or TV show from time to time so sounds like that dude didn't know how to live the right way.

NeonOctopus posted...

Saving this 7 minute porn clip of this busty asian chick in 2007 and then 13 years later, finally finding the entire 30 minute video on accident and it being just as glorious as the clip. That was a top 100 moment for me >_>

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Definitely disagree Hes just wrong Like others have said, it can be hard for some people to even remember the 100 greatest moments of their lives And for some people, those moments do include video games. But even if they dont, that doesnt mean that playing video games for a long time in a form of depression Can it be? Sure. But tons of normal things can be a form a depression depending on the circumstances or person Just let people enjoy what they like

And a few hours a week isnt even a lot I get a few hours of week gaming at work

Punished_Blinx posted...

https://twitter.com/djvlad/status/1569037480027996162?t=yDDCIWFdSfP5W70KTvLcVA&s=19

This is a better way of wording it overall.

A marathon gaming session for something you're excited for or passionate about? Sure. No different than binging a season of a TV show or movie franchise marathon.

But if it's a constant thing that constantly takes up a large portion of your life then yeah probably something is missing.

Nope. Still wrong. Its basically a hobby. Something you do for fun. Some people even make it a family thing. I know couples who game, and fathers who game with their sons, and people who just game for fun to keep boredom away from nothing really going on Its just something fun to do Why would this hobby be any different from any other hobby?

Kan-Wan posted...

We know people get on fine being on the inside and we know that if youre always inside playing video games your only experience will be those kind of memorable moments for your life.

I think the real point he was trying to make was playing video games puts you inside 4 walls more often than reading will and your experiences would probably look much different if you did actually choose to go outside

which I think is pretty true >_>

Whats the difference between reading inside and playing a video game inside, though? I mean, many hobbies can keep you inside, as well If the point in just being inside, he should just say that Depending on the gamer/game, gaming could get them outside more

I think the guy has a point but he did a poor job of making it. Gaming is a very time consuming hobby, and it's easy to get absorbed and do it for long periods of time, which makes it easy to spend too much time on it. There are definitely a lot of people who would have better mental health if they cut their gaming time and spent more time with family / friends, or found other things to do in their time so their lives would be more balanced. I think that's what he was getting at with the "gaming is depression" line.

Like I said, though, terrible way to put it, especially the "100 greatest moments" line.

LinkPizza posted...

Whats the difference between reading inside and playing a video game inside, though? I mean, many hobbies can keep you inside, as well If the point in just being inside, he should just say that Depending on the gamer/game, gaming could get them outside more

Well reading inside can mean holding the book and putting it down, but were at the point now where we have option to listen to the audio book AND do something else productive like clean your house.. or even take a look at it and say it needs cleaning >_>

you can also cook inside while reading thanks to the audio portion

that usually wont happen even if youre outside with a Switch.. it wont happen if youre landlocked with a controller in your hand and the game wont continue unless you break away from something else to address the game

eventually you become someone whose whole psyche is established indoors.. your safety is indoors, you feel comfortable indoors, and those tendencies to disconnect become more real because the world of video games is much more engaging than a book is

its the only form of media that gets you directly involved to that level

if you were already on the way to feeling paranoia.. socially isolated.. disconnected.. well then youre probably going to become more so video gaming your whole life

Some people manage it just fine.. but some dont

I think the only mistake he made, which many do, is speak in absolutes.

Kan-Wan posted...

Well reading inside can mean holding the book and putting it down, but were at the point now where we have option to listen to the audio book AND do something else productive like clean your house.. or even take a look at it and say it needs cleaning >_>

you can also cook inside while reading thanks to the audio portion

that usually wont happen even if youre outside with a Switch.. it wont happen if youre landlocked with a controller in your hand and the game wont continue unless you break away from something else to address the game

eventually you become someone whose whole psyche is established indoors.. your safety is indoors, you feel comfortable indoors, and those tendencies to disconnect become more real because the world of video games is much more engaging than a book is

its the only form of media that gets you directly involved to that level

if you were already on the way to feeling paranoia.. socially isolated.. disconnected.. well then youre probably going to become more so video gaming your whole life

Some people manage it just fine.. but some dont

But thats only if you listen to audio books. I dont have an amount, but there are plenty of people who dont. Like me. I love reading, but dont enjoy audio books. Id rather read myself If Im listening to something, its music or a podcast. So for me, and others, theres no difference in reading a book and playing a game inside

And maybe you cant cook and game, but I can and have Many times Its definitely easier with some games like VNs (like Danganronpa), but still possible with other stuff Plus, even when cooking, Im not constantly doing stuff So, Id just be bored sitting there listening to a book

And for all the games Ive played, and the amount of hours I put it then, not everyones psyche isnt always established indoors. If I exclude work, most of my gaming on switch is done outside Even if I include work, its be close And even though I easily reach double digits in gaming every week (and even on a day alone in some cases), I probably spend way to much time outside

As for whether a game or a book is more engaging, thats subjective based on the person Some people cant get engaged in games at all, where some can easily get sucked into a book

And the last sentence in the whole point. Some people Thats the problem. This guy acts like it has to be everybody. And even when youre explaining this, it doesnt fit everybody. Just let people love their lives. And even for the others who feel safer inside, why does that matter? People barely have to leave their houses anymore because everyone else wants to work from home and never leave already?