A link between video games and unemployment

Post by jorgemf » Sat, Jun 03, 2017, 10:52 PM UTC

soreasan wrote: post #117

jorgemf wrote: post #85

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If you read the paper it doesn't say that in the conclusions.

The second to last paragraph suggests it is a possibility though: "To draw a firm conclusion, however, would take a clearer understanding of the direction of causation. While games improved since the turn of the century, labour-market options for young people got worse. Hourly wages, adjusted for inflation, have stagnated for young college graduates since the 1990s, while pay for new high-school graduates has decline…

Post by eru » Sat, Jun 03, 2017, 11:09 PM UTC

soreasan wrote: post #115

emodendroket wrote: post #84

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If your goal is to start reading more often, stop reading so many books you think you ought to read and read more books you want to read. Variety and challenging yourself are good but sometimes you can get carried away and just make yourself not want to read anything.

This is very true. I am usually not the best reader but I recently picked up an excellent fantasy novel and couldn't put it down and ended up reading like 4 or 5 hours straight. On the flip side when I read nonfiction or textbooks it's hard to push myself to keep learning.

Post by maroonblazer » Sat, Jun 03, 2017, 11:12 PM UTC

Jare wrote: post #129

TheSpiceIsLife wrote: post #99

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> You are mindful and react on direct stimulus - while gaming, you do not think on future or past, you are immersed in your actual activity - it IS mindfulness. I disagree. Reacting is the polar opposite of what mindfulness is about. Mindfulness is about, among other things, responding appropriately to what is happening, not reacting . What you're describing, the state people get in when playing computer games, is a…

It's true that games require player agency and thus by definition are active. However, your characterization of games using terms as "hyper", "acute" and "battle" is rather limited and outdated. Games that underplay or avoid challenge and focus on exploration, immersion or rhythm, can offer a state of mind and activity as conducive to mindfulness as walking or swimming.

Post by ivm » Sat, Jun 03, 2017, 11:22 PM UTC

szemet wrote: post #75

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That's the exact opposite actually. Nit saying it's a bad thing though. But it's important to understand that screens are taking your attention away. You are not in the moment at all.

I don't agree. As I understand these things: You are mindful and react on direct stimulus - while gaming, you do not think on future or past, you are immersed in your actual activity - it IS mindfulness. BUT it does not improve mindfulness - it is easy to be mindful at interesting times - that's normal, but not so when nothing interesting is around, and you are just left alone with your own thoughts or problems. That…

Post by emodendroket » Sat, Jun 03, 2017, 11:58 PM UTC

eru wrote: post #133

soreasan wrote: post #115

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This is very true. I am usually not the best reader but I recently picked up an excellent fantasy novel and couldn't put it down and ended up reading like 4 or 5 hours straight. On the flip side when I read nonfiction or textbooks it's hard to push myself to keep learning.

Read better non-fiction, then?