Datman2020 to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoWhat is something that people think is dangerous but in reality is completely harmless?message-square54fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1message-squareWhat is something that people think is dangerous but in reality is completely harmless?Datman2020 to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-square@BryonyPlato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•2 years agoVideo games. There’s absolutely no evidence that they make people more violent.
minus-square@Euronomus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink-1•2 years agoMore violent? No. But there are mountains of evidence that video game addiction is detrimental to people’s mental and physical health. Nothing wrong with spending some spare time gaming, but when it becomes something you arrange your life around it’s not healthy.
minus-square@hare_ware@pawb.sociallinkfedilink1•2 years agoWould you still consider “arranging your life around” a problem if it were a different hobby?
minus-square@hare_ware@pawb.sociallinkfedilink1•2 years agoSo like… not even like biking, gymnastics, programming, woodworking? Like all those in-depth hobbies are just like… off limits because they’re resource intensive?
Video games. There’s absolutely no evidence that they make people more violent.
More violent? No. But there are mountains of evidence that video game addiction is detrimental to people’s mental and physical health.
Nothing wrong with spending some spare time gaming, but when it becomes something you arrange your life around it’s not healthy.
Would you still consider “arranging your life around” a problem if it were a different hobby?
Yes.
So like… not even like biking, gymnastics, programming, woodworking? Like all those in-depth hobbies are just like… off limits because they’re resource intensive?