vegan4planet@... wrote:
This is way out there, but I feel like people can never get enough of
(be satisfied by) something that isn't really satisfying. Diving into
fantasy games is exciting, but hollow in the end because
you have nothing real to show for it. It all is social I agree, but
nothing lasting is accomplished.
(snip)
One more thing: I am not suggesting that we are the owners of our kids,
or that gamers are inferior in any way. I just wish that energy, time,
and money, were used for the power it could
really have. The power of positive lasting change in the real world.
Can't your argument against gaming be applied to reading books, listening
to music, hiking in the woods, watching the sunset, etc.? By your
argument none of these activities have any value because nothing lasting
is accomplished.
I would argue that all of these including gaming can have value. The
value is just not physical.
--
Cindy Ferguson
crma@...
