5 Reasons Why Video Games Are Bad For You

[gbemery]

I believe that those reasons are fundamental to almost anything that's actually fun.

The Author is generalising to an alarming degree, and doesn't put forward a convincing argument at all.

I wouldn't take it seriously if I was you.

perfect in my opinion, couldn't say it any better.

 

[The_Blue_Rider]

I hate these anti videogame activists, they repeat the same points over and over again, and alot of their pints have been disproven

 

[coldshadow]

5 reasons alcohol/the internet/shoping can be bad for you

1. it can be addictive
2. it can be expensive
3. it can hurt relationships
4. it can be distracting
5. it can rob you of real life experiences

XD

 

[ffxfriek]

Can we just replace "video games" with "anything you do to an excess" and be done with it?

Stamp collecting can hurt relationships if you dedicate too much of your time to it.

and expensive on some of tehm stamps...i mean really REALLY expensive.

 

[coldshadow]

wish there was a way to leave a comment on that page

 

[Chipperz]

1. Sex can be addictive
2. Sex can be expensive
3. Sex can hurt relationships
4. Sex can be distracting
5. Sex can rob you of real life experiences

Oddly enough, that's another thing that the same list of reasons hasn't convinced me against.

Also, "can be distracting"? Really? Fuck, the weather can be distracting!

 

[Hazzaslagga]

this actualy made me laugh
'gamers are like people who smoke marjuana'
plus i agree that you can just replace the name of video games with something else fun

 

[Dungus]

1. Bananas can be addictive
2. Apples can be expensive
3. Strawberries can hurt relationships
4. Cherries can be distracting
5. Oranges can rob you of real life experiences

Should we ban fruit, just because some people eat too much of it?

 

[The_Deleted]

So, all of us on a gaming forum are agreed that the author's an ignorant twat.

/thrd!

 

[Eventidal]

Games can rob you of your inability to react to certain situations.
Games can make you respond quickly to stimuli.
Wii might make your arm muscles sore if you Boom Blox too much.
Too many games and you might start enjoying them.

 

[Hurray Forums]

I'm wondering if he realizes the irony of going on the internet to complain about how video games deprive you of real life experiences with it's "virtual wasteland".

 

[Shepard's Shadow]

What first caught my attention was the "can be" part. Anything, "can be" any of those reasons, he seems to be generalizing.

 

[Downfall89]

Can we just replace "video games" with "anything you do to an excess" and be done with it?

Of course we can, but video games are an easier target, as they are incredibly popular with the newer generations.

 

[XJ-0461]

I have the biggest problem with number 5. Unless people find a way to get me shooting aliens on another planet wearing my robot buddy as a backpack, I'm gonna stick to my games for those experiences.

 

[Eric the Orange]

1. Video games can be addictive
2. Video games can be expensive
3. Video games can hurt relationships
4. Video games can be distracting
5. Video games can rob you of real life experiences

This can apply to pretty much anything you can buy. For example "food".


1. Food can be addictive.
Just ask anyone with an eating disorder.

2. Food can be expensive.
Like at a five-star restaurant.

3. Food can hurt relationships.
Superficial people don't like fat people. But if that was the case I wouldn't want to be with them anyway. But that's another discussion for another thread.

4. Food can be distracting.
Anyone who has been really hungry knows this.

5. Food can rob you of real life experiences.
Extremely obese people can't really do all that much.


So should we stop eating? Hell no. Perhaps the writer of that article should note the phrase "everything in moderation". Or to put it another way, to much of anything is bad.


EDIT: I really should read the comments first before I post, seeing as 3-4 other people said essentially the same thing.

 

[havass]

Top 5 reasons Oxygen can be bad for you.

1. Oxygen is addictive. So addictive that if you try to give it up the withdrawal symptoms will without a doubt kill you.
2. Oxygen ages you.
3. Oxygen can carry nasty bacteria, viruses, smells or other harmful things.
4. Oxygen can be flammable.
5. Oxygen can be used to get you high.

Seriously, you can list 5 bad things about anything, especially when you add the "can" to it.

Amen. Once you add a "can"..it's not really a reliable source.

 

[Liberaliterr]

I think the last three reasons could be merged together into one.