Fox News - 'Fortnite' and the collapse of parenting. "There is nothing more irresponsible than a boy on a videogame binge." Except perhaps an author trying to sell books.
“The only thing that really worried me was the Fortnight. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a child in the depths of a battle royale(with cheese)binge. And I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon. Probably at the next Wi-Fi hotspot...”
jdreyer wrote on Jan 12, 2019, 15:27:
This is not hard people. Kids leave devices in the living room when they go to bed. You set the router to block devices after 9:00PM. You limit their 4G to 500MB per month, so they're forced to use it sparingly. Etc.
It's rare that I agree with Red, but that comment is pretty spot on. Games can be habit forming, and you can get obsessed with them especially when you're young. It's up to parents to put limits on things. I say that as someone who has pulled multiple all-nighters playing Civ 2, XCom, Alpha Centauri, etc.
Pigeon wrote on Jan 12, 2019, 15:50:jdreyer wrote on Jan 12, 2019, 15:27:
This is not hard people. Kids leave devices in the living room when they go to bed. You set the router to block devices after 9:00PM. You limit their 4G to 500MB per month, so they're forced to use it sparingly. Etc.
It's rare that I agree with Red, but that comment is pretty spot on. Games can be habit forming, and you can get obsessed with them especially when you're young. It's up to parents to put limits on things. I say that as someone who has pulled multiple all-nighters playing Civ 2, XCom, Alpha Centauri, etc.
Excuse me sir, I don't know what you think you know about parenting, but it is completely the responsibility of companies and other people to regulate the behavior of children. A parent shouldn't have to set limits with their own kids. It's not consistent with being their best friend and then being able to ignore them when they become inconvenient.
Mr. Tact wrote on Jan 12, 2019, 20:40:Sneaky
Video gaming is no different from any other recreational activity, spending 60 hours a week doing it is only a problem if it negatively impacts other parts of your life. ie.. work/school suffers, you stop showering and eating, etc.
Probably the biggest oxymoron of the 21st century to date, "Fox News".
jamiedj99 wrote on Jan 12, 2019, 23:52:
I wonder where WHO was when too many people watch TV and they now need to make it an addiction.
Sepharo wrote on Jan 12, 2019, 19:10:
I played computer games every available minute of my life when I was kid. And in high school CS specifically. Didn't cause me no problems.
jdreyer wrote on Jan 13, 2019, 03:15:jamiedj99 wrote on Jan 12, 2019, 23:52:
I wonder where WHO was when too many people watch TV and they now need to make it an addiction.
No one has stayed up 50 hours straight watching TV. However, most on this site have done that playing video games before. Some have played games until death. It's a bit different due to the interactivity.