Raistline said:
Kasz216 said:
HappySqurriel said:
Obama really doesn’t have a point. Obsession over a form of entertainment (videogames, movies, music or books), food, exercise, or any form of addiction is usually the symptom of a problem; and it is rarely the cause. |
Indeed... he basically sounds like those old men senators who still complain about TV. Oh if only we could go back to the days where there was almost no entertaiment and people were unhappy worked the fields a couple hours then laid in bed all day so as to not needlessly use up energy.
Furthermore, it's not really the President's place to tell individuals what is or isn't a constructive use of their time.
A) "Constructive" use is a silly term.
B) Videogames have MANY constructive uses sociologically and psychologically. For example they help people bond... etc.
It was explained best when he said "None of which I know how to use". That's largely the point... he doesn't know anything about it and is just parroting the opinion that change = bad.
Which is really... ironic.
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Unless you were saying this in jest, I felt like I must correct the egregious error. If you want to go back in the day where there were no forms of electronic entertainment as there is today then let's do that.
Average life span was around 45-55 years depending on your wealth and region. You would toil in the fields for 12 to14, sometimes 16 hours or more every single day as there were no machines to help reduce your time in the field like there is today. The only off time you had was during the late hours of the night or the time you spent just after harvest and storing for the winter was done and before it got really cold. In the time you had off it was usually spent eating. At least, this is what farming was like, different professions have different circumstances of course.
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I indeed was being sarcastic.
