Poll: If you knew FOR A FACT that playing video games were slowly killing you...

[MorsePacific]

I'd probably pick one up every once in a while, but definitely wouldn't play to the extent I do now.

 

[Norendithas]

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Ahh, I gotcha. Well, it is definitely a good question to consider. For some it could help to show how much you rely on gaming to fill your time, haha.

 

[Camaranth]

Go take an intro toxicology course and discover exactly how much the world is already killing you.That was a very depressing course and yet I still drink coffee from a plastic mug.

I already game in moderation and never turn down an invite to anything because I'd rather play a game (unless it is something horrendous). The game will still be there when I come back.

 

[Instinct Blues]

I'd still play video games, but knowing they were slowly killing me would cause me to play them less not that I'm really wasting my life away playing games I am able to prioritize things. For me doing my schoolwork, going outside, and hanging out with friends all takes precedent over playing video games, but once I have my fill of those things I'll play video games.

 

[CleverCover]

Yeah, I think I would.

I'm pretty sure there are many things I do or don't do that affect how long I have to live. You still don't see me giving up fast food or joining the early morning jog at Central Park. I don't see videogames being that much different.

 

[lacktheknack]

I'd flip out and stop. I'm not one for wasting my life so quickly.

 

[Cain_Zeros]

Breathing slowly kills you too. That's more of a 1:1 ratio though.

 

[ImmortalDrifter]

Bah, we all die sometime. Might as well improve my gamer's score.

Very much this.

I would view it as a good thing so I could binge on cheetos and not worry about my cholesterol.

 

[crudus]

60 years on a roller coaster is better than 85 years on a merry-go-round.

I'd probably increase the time I played video games.

 

[Codeman90]

You know what also slowly kills you? Life. Life is slowly killing me, Living is absoloutly abysmal for me and I'm slowly decaying by the minute. guess I'd better do stuff I enjoy before I die eh?

 

[Ham_authority95]

...would you keep playing them?

It's only hypothetical, but consider that it was an indisputable fact that -

For every 1 hour you spent playing games you lost 4 hours from your total life span.

Would you still play?



And what ratio of lifespan loss to hours played would be acceptable to you?

(I suppose technically we're already happy with 1 played with 1 hour lost but it's not completely lost as you theoretically get some enjoyment out of that hour.)

I barely play 4 hours a week anymore, so this wouldn't concern me. I'd probably stop playing if I played as much as most people on this forum, though.

Many other thing I do in my daily life probably take 10+ hours from my life anyway, so it isn't like it's the only thing that will kill me. For example, living a minute takes a minute away from my life, who would have thought?

 

[Composer]

edit nvm

 

[Biosophilogical]

I'll keep playing. I don't wanna die old and withered since reality is nothing compared to the world of video games imao. "Born to Play"

Unless it doesn't just make you instantly die at the 'death age', but actually just 'shrinks' your life into the remaining time left. So your health decays faster, you haev less life overall, and you lose those dashing good looks in a heartbeat.

OT: I would stop playing games. I quite like living, and I'd rather live longer than play games.

 

[lacktheknack]

They say every time you breathe in you lose 3 minutes of your lifespan.

That... defies logic. Because taken literally, your lifespan decreases by not breathing regularly (body gets less oxygen) and assuming a breath takes twenty seconds, this would mean that your life would be ONE NINTH of the norm (so you'd be ten at the most). Taken otherwise, it's still a dumb statement (as the normal lifespan is determined by a population, ALL OF WHOM ARE BREATHING).

Basically, citation needed, as I'm clearly missing something. Are they trying to tell me that if I stopped breathing now and suffered no ill effects, I'd live to be 700?

 

[Codeman90]

also what exactly would you die from by playing video games? Am I going to get wrist cancer or is my heart going to explode from all the intense button mashing (that is if Mario Party somehow becomes good again), or maybe I'll have an aneurysm raging at the latest Ninja Gaiden game?

Is this statistic based on something by the way?

Edit: I love being a smartass =p

 

[Seanfall]

Question...how? How is it killing you? I mean what exactly is happening in your body that does this? And can I talk a friend to sitting in front of me, but below eye level, to suck up the death?

 

[Jailbird408]

Videogames are slowly killing us? FOX News would have a field day.

 

[Codeman90]

Question...how? How is it killing you? I mean what exactly is happening in your body that does this? And can I talk a friend to sitting in front of me, but below eye level, to suck up the death?

Ah, thats what it is, a toxic gas released by death himself that slowly kills you. Guess I'd better invest in a gas mask

 

[instantbenz]

i would play for a story, i would stop playing to 100% games

i'd likely read more reviews though.

 

[DANCEMASTERAFRO]

I play games to escape from this horrific, loveless monotony that humanity has driven itself into. We grind away at work from 9 - 5 5 days a week, we get in tired, grump and unappericated by those we work for, turn on your games and forget about how mind numbingly tedious our existence has become. I'd continue playing, apart from my family, friends and girlfriend what exactly is so special about my life? It's not like I could go on my own adventure anywhere on this dull planet, we've mapped it all out, we've killed all the trolls and unicorns and there's nothing left to do but grind away like a new arrival in Northshire Abbey or the Valley of Trials for your lazy NPC boss, so you can go spend the gold your paycheck entitles you to on some tasty Refreshing Spring Water and Spice Bread.