StefanAVFC Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Video games existed when I was a kid. I still played outside. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Just now, Stevo985 said: It was very very enjoyable. Kids still do it. They probably do it less because they play video games. Playing video games isn’t a bad thing just because you didn’t do it 50 years ago There is nothing wrong with playing video games......but playing video games for 16 hours a day ?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: It was very very enjoyable. Kids still do it. They probably do it less because they play video games. Playing video games isn’t a bad thing just because you didn’t do it 50 years ago I did do it in the 80’s with my Amstrad and Sega at the time. Video games aren’t bad, I didn’t say that I just think my childhood, playing out more than my nephews now was a better childhood. It also had a better effect on me from physical activity, social interactions and mental health than kids today. Edited December 9, 2022 by nick76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted December 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, nick76 said: I did do it in the 80’s with my Amstrad and Sega at the time. Video games aren’t bad, I didn’t say that I just think my childhood, playing out more than my nephews now was a better childhood. It also had a better effect on me from physical activity, social interactions and mental health than kids today. This is exactly right, i used to run a local youth club, which had to shut just before the pandemic, due to kids, not wanting to come out and socialise. The main reason for this was online video games. I’m also a member of the PTA Association and this topic has come up countless times during our meetings. Whilst all generations are different and have different views it cannot be argued there is certainly less social activity going on out there and this most definitely is to the children’s detriment. As my friend puts it in more colourful language there is not enough f##gering happening these days Edited December 9, 2022 by Follyfoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2022 21 minutes ago, PussEKatt said: No,thats not why people left NZ in the 90s Now I'm intrigued... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2022 Video games are the work of Satan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Chindie said: Video games are the work of Satan. And often based on the work of Stan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Step slowly away from the Polybius machine, @Chindie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Just now, mjmooney said: And often based on the work of Stan. and delivered by Santa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 I say to anyone decrying any perceived downturn in kids going outside; have you been outside? It's awful! People *shudder* are out there, and people are shit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lapal_fan Posted December 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, PussEKatt said: There is nothing wrong with playing video games......but playing video games for 16 hours a day ?! Who is playing video games 16 hours a day? 1 in 100,000 people who play games maybe? Everything you've said, about kids not running around, people being lazier than ever, people parking their cars close to where they need to be - it all stems from a lack of time available to adults now. Kids would play outside loads, if they finished school, walked home where mom was, had their tea by 4.30 and gone to play until dark. Me and my wife work until 5, then we go get our kids from after school club or nursery, we get home for 5.30, we feed them by typically 6.30, then it's bath time, which takes half hour, then we do homework, which can take anything from 15 mins to 1 hour. Oh look, now it's 7.30/8PM, bedtime. Adults' time is squeezed now more than ever, if you want a decent life-style, you're going to have to pay for it somehow. Nursery at LEAST £800 a month Before and after school club (in my experience), £200 a month Mortgage - ever increasing, but I'd say at LEAST £500 a month Car payments, insurances, blah blah blah. People are lazy, they just don't have any **** time. So forgive me for driving 4 miles to get to an out of town shopping center, because 1 of those ate up the 150 small highstreets which had your local shops previously. Moms and dads work now, there isn't anyone floating around doing your washing and ironing and making cherry pie - the world has moved on. Everything about work and career is geared to be more efficient. There are organisations who employ organisations at great cost to find inefficiency. Manual workers' vans have technology to say when, where, how fast they are going. Offices are 24/7 and we can work remotely now, so it doesn't really ever stop. I'd love to walk 200 yards to the local factory, press a mechanical button for 7.5 hours and walk 200 yards to my house where the wife (who doesn't work) has made my dinner and the kids are outside playing - but the world isn't like that for most people. You need to realise this because you're coming across as a very out of date person, which is unkind to say. Lastly, your experience is YOUR experience, kids who lived in your era of childhood existed who didn't have your experience. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, GarethRDR said: I say to anyone decrying any perceived downturn in kids going outside; have you been outside? It's awful! People *shudder* are out there, and people are shit. Fair point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 41 minutes ago, bickster said: Video games were around in the late 70s, we played them all the time. Pong machines were 1973, Atari 2600 was 1977, Intellivision was 1980. We played all three of those 35 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Yeah but those are shit in comparison Space Invaders & Asteroids will never be beaten 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: Who is playing video games 16 hours a day? 1 in 100,000 people who play games maybe? Everything you've said, about kids not running around, people being lazier than ever, people parking their cars close to where they need to be - it all stems from a lack of time available to adults now. Kids would play outside loads, if they finished school, walked home where mom was, had their tea by 4.30 and gone to play until dark. Me and my wife work until 5, then we go get our kids from after school club or nursery, we get home for 5.30, we feed them by typically 6.30, then it's bath time, which takes half hour, then we do homework, which can take anything from 15 mins to 1 hour. Oh look, now it's 7.30/8PM, bedtime. Adults' time is squeezed now more than ever, if you want a decent life-style, you're going to have to pay for it somehow. Nursery at LEAST £800 a month Before and after school club (in my experience), £200 a month Mortgage - ever increasing, but I'd say at LEAST £500 a month Car payments, insurances, blah blah blah. People are lazy, they just don't have any **** time. So forgive me for driving 4 miles to get to an out of town shopping center, because 1 of those ate up the 150 small highstreets which had your local shops previously. Moms and dads work now, there isn't anyone floating around doing your washing and ironing and making cherry pie - the world has moved on. Everything about work and career is geared to be more efficient. There are organisations who employ organisations at great cost to find inefficiency. Manual workers' vans have technology to say when, where, how fast they are going. Offices are 24/7 and we can work remotely now, so it doesn't really ever stop. I'd love to walk 200 yards to the local factory, press a mechanical button for 7.5 hours and walk 200 yards to my house where the wife (who doesn't work) has made my dinner and the kids are outside playing - but the world isn't like that for most people. You need to realise this because you're coming across as a very out of date person, which is unkind to say. Lastly, your experience is YOUR experience, kids who lived in your era of childhood existed who didn't have your experience. How is this different? My parents both worked. Money was tight, time was restricted just the same. My dad drove to work, my mom generally walked or caught buses. We walked to do shopping generally and did a big shop once every two weeks or so using the car. You make it out that it so much harder. Yes mortgages are higher but I don’t see how time usage is different. I think you’re making a false argument there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2022 28 minutes ago, PussEKatt said: There is nothing wrong with playing video games......but playing video games for 16 hours a day ?! Nobody actually does that though. It’s just something boomers say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: mom grrrr it's mum .... or mother if you live in a stately home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, tonyh29 said: grrrr it's mum .... or mother if you live in a stately home Not if you're a Brummie. Edited December 9, 2022 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 45 minutes ago, Designer1 said: I was a kid in the 70s/early 80s and I did plenty of both. likewise pretty much every kid in our street would met after school for a game of 3 and in 40 /40 or going full pelt on our bikes down the big dip in the woods I even introduced my kids to knock down ginger as part of their education ..thankfully some clearing in the woods hadn't invented bloody video doorbells back then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2022 27 minutes ago, mjmooney said: And often based on the work of Stan. Bizarrely, none of those are real. Well, one will be, and the others have had games obviously, but not those specifically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2022 28 minutes ago, GarethRDR said: Step slowly away from the Polybius machine, @Chindie. You step away from the Polybius machine! All hail king llama Minter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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