Hello everyone.
As you know, I'm here to talk to you about video games and their effect on society. I've often heard that video games alienate people, make them weird, anti-social.
I often like to question myself about life. And one of those questions is "what does real mean?" And I have reached the conclusion that reality is simply anything we perceive. Even if it's not there for other people, if it makes me sad, angry or happy, it's real for me. But then, how could something, like video games, "alienate" me? I think the problem is more from society's vision of the world, than of video games per se.
Have you noticed that society often tries to blame an invisible "ghost" for their problems? And one of those ghosts is nothing less than society... Isn't that completely absurd? We blame society, but we are society... Can we stop and think about it?
Video games were, of course, created to entertain. No matter if they are action, adventure or to test skills, they have the same function. I think that the problem of "alienation" which is blamed on video games, is not really that. Perhaps real life is too boring for those that pass their entire weekends playing! And, in the end, the question should be: how can someone alienate himself if everything he does or feels is part of his reality? I repeat, it's completely absurd... Video games entertain. Period. There's nothing more that we should worry ourselves with.
Let me corroborate my theory with some data:
-66% of people who play computer or video games do so with their friends, either sat with them advising, or actually with a second handset competing in the same game.
-30% of gamers play with their brothers or sisters.
-25% play with either their father or mother.
I'd assure you that most of the videogamers have strengthened their bonds of friendship through playing games. And if you can tell me some people that you might know that are completely anti-social and, even weird, they are just exceptions.
Another thing that anti-videogaming people may mention, is about playing with unknown people and that it might be dangerous. That's not true! I don't think there's a better way to know people you might never have seen in your entire life, and with no real danger at all!
As I've already proved, videogames can't alienate people. But, apart from not being bad, have video games got something that makes you feel better? Of course!
And I can give plenty examples of how videogaming helps you to be happier:
-It helps relieve stress.
-When you succeed in the game, you are happier than before.
-Considerable improvement of hand-eye coordination.
Why is it that it's so important for us to be blaming others, and criticizing them if the play too many video games, if they do not practise sports, if they do not have a girlfriend/boyfriend? Let's worry about ourselves, and let people live their lives as they wish to. Remember that, as the expression says "when you point at someone, three fingers point back at you".
Just to finish, don't blame something that doesn't harm anybody. Just sit, turn on your device, and start playing!
As the great Mahatma once said, "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." And what activity fulfills all those requirements more than playing videogames?
Life is too short to take it seriously...Be happy!
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