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China has forbidden under-18s from playing games for more than three hours/week

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Re: China has forbidden under-18s from playing games for more than three hours/week

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Post by SonicScrub »

bserge wrote: post #23
namelessoracle wrote: post #7

I have mixed feelings about this. Younger me learned a lot of problem solving skills and most importantly spent a lot of time learning how to read by playing RPGs and games that required lots of reading. My reading skills would not have been as advanced if i wasn't playing text heavy games that had a lot of plot like Square Enix games and the CRPGs of the time. Modern games though are clearly designed to get you as a…

I haven't played a good game in nearly a decade. I used to play them for the story, then it all became too grindy, trainers became moneymakers (yeah I used cheats, sue me, I played for fun), everything needs a fking Internet connection and anticheat software that does god knows what. Kinda sad.

I highly recommend you dive into the indie and small-medium sized publisher world. There are a lot of games out there made by passionate individuals who are succeeding at creating enjoyable experiences. There are great stories, beautiful art, and interesting gameplay. You just have to dive a little deeper to find it.

Re: China has forbidden under-18s from playing games for more than three hours/week

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Post by TedDoesntTalk »

brundolf wrote: post #28
tgv wrote: post #8

Anyone want to argue why this would be bad, apart from restricting freedom? BTW, nothing in the article about limits on TikTok or YouTube or whathaveyougot. That's as much opium as gaming, IMO.

The time I spent in virtual worlds as a child remains one of the most cherished experiences of my life. They brought me happiness at times when nothing else did. They stoked my imagination and gave me a sense of wonder. They were one of the few avenues I had for connecting with my peers. It wasn't some waste of time that I regret when I look back as an adult.

That is interesting. I have a family friend, 20-years old and in college, who has maybe 1 or 2 friends in real life. All others are online gaming friends that he's had for years. Never met them. Of course he's gaming all the time because of that social network.

I wish I knew the implications to such people when they are older. Is it a good influence? bad influence? doesn't matter? I don't know. Do you have any insights?

Re: China has forbidden under-18s from playing games for more than three hours/week

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Post by Shish2k »

seattle_spring wrote: post #40
mrfusion wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I feel like you’re agreeing with me?

Not at all, just curious if you're consistent. Maybe we should ban listening to "harmful" music? Hell, let's ban playing instruments all together. Unless you're playing Christian rock of course.

I’m very confused because to me it doesn’t look like either of you have expressed an opinion, so what are you claiming to agree or disagree with?

(eg “When is this coming to the US?” looks to me like a neutral question, neither for nor against the policy)

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Post by seattle_spring »

mrfusion wrote: post #60
seattle_spring wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not at all, just curious if you're consistent. Maybe we should ban listening to "harmful" music? Hell, let's ban playing instruments all together. Unless you're playing Christian rock of course.

I’m against all restrictions. I guess my comment was confusing? We could agree to disagree on whether we agree. Lol.

Sorry, I've worked with so many puritans that I assumed you were expressing their sentiment. Yes I agree with never adding restrictions on media.

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Post by pessimizer »

brodouevencode wrote: post #9
tgv wrote: post #8

Anyone want to argue why this would be bad, apart from restricting freedom? BTW, nothing in the article about limits on TikTok or YouTube or whathaveyougot. That's as much opium as gaming, IMO.

> apart from restricting freedom? Do you need any more than that? From the western point of view this is the apex reason. EDIT: To add - it is true in the west that minors don't enjoy all the same freedoms as adults. However for most things those decisions are made by the parents and not the state.

Just because you have one reason doesn't mean you shouldn't have others. There's nothing to discuss about whether it restricts freedom or not; not even the people who instituted the restriction would deny that it was a restriction.

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Post by TedDoesntTalk »

throwaway5752 wrote: post #17
mrfusion wrote: post #5

I wonder why China feels so afraid of games.

Trying to look at from their point of view and in good faith, excessive childhood gaming seem to be causing problems for some people like stunting their personal and intellectual development. China seems to be taking a stance that their citizens are a human resource for their country, and excessive gaming is hurting their asset.

> like stunting their personal and intellectual development

This. And social development. What are the implications of having all of your friends online and never met them in real life?

Re: China has forbidden under-18s from playing games for more than three hours/week

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Post by clifdweller »

namelessoracle wrote: post #7

I have mixed feelings about this. Younger me learned a lot of problem solving skills and most importantly spent a lot of time learning how to read by playing RPGs and games that required lots of reading. My reading skills would not have been as advanced if i wasn't playing text heavy games that had a lot of plot like Square Enix games and the CRPGs of the time. Modern games though are clearly designed to get you as a…

yeah this is mostly for the genshin impact/gacha games that are super popular and are made purely to suck money or time for grinding. I doubt they will put to much effort into policing drm free games running locally.
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