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On December 23 2010 08:22 SamGamgee wrote:
If you enjoy playing a game, its not a waste of time.
If you dont enjoy it, dont play it.
Whether or not it has some other benefits or not is irrelevant if you are having fun doing something.
Completely agree. If you're having fun doing it then it can not be a waste of time.
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Great read, excelent text.
I have to say that I have the very same feeling towards any game that I want to play. Take in example, World of Warcraft. I would love to try it out, but I'm sure that I'd become 100% addicted to it. Thanks God this isnt the case on SC2.
I have to say that a lot of goods comes from SC2 - as long as you are connected to the e-sports scene, even if you are just a viewer like me. You do get to meet new people - even if only at internet - and you get to watch incredible over-human stuff, just like you would watching a Tennis match for example. Of course, it isn't ZOMG HIS BODY IS AWESOME, although most of the time his fingers must be awesome for what "he" does.
Thanks God I have incredible sleep problems. It's not that I can't sleep, its the exact opposite. I can't NOT sleep. So SC2 - and any other multiplayer competitive game - helps me out in that. It basically changes a whole day sleeping into a normal awaken day, sleeping at the correct times.
Anyways, excelent text. thumbs up for it.
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Fantastic read. I pretty much had the same concerns, but now my goal is to get good enough to win a CSL match for our team next semester before I finish my degree. This definitely blows most first posts out of the water, and welcome to the community!
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lol really no offense, but trying to justify playing starcraft by making up excuses and trying to find evidence that only supports your argument (conformation bias) isn't doing you any good. Games are for fun, period. If you play for one hour a day, then I guess it would be okay because you're wasting minimal time (although you could be using it on more useful things). The problem with games is, as you said, that they are addicting. You can't just quickly play for 10 minutes and be done with it, like other things (listening to music, practicing an instrument, etc). If you use it for anything else besides a quick relief from stress, then the negative aspects greatly outweigh the "positive" aspects, if any. I was a B+ zerg in starcraft bw. I didn't notice any cognitive changes or any benefits of playing it 4 hours a day. In fact, I noticed recently that my memory was a lot worse than it used to be. idk what it's caused by, but the "mental stimulation" by sc didn't help that much. In conclusion, if you tell yourself that starcraft has any benefits, you may be right. But if you believe those small, unnoticeable, and almost nonexistent benefits outweigh the time wasted, then you're just making excuses for yourself because you want to justify playing it.
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let me get metaphysical
life smatters at you unexpectedness, the odds fade away
execution and interpretation are glorious ends
the inkling of inspiration and improvisation are so human
they want instinct to explode, tempered by the execution
SC is creative, and extremely musical, we are all musicians really
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This actually made me sad on a few different levels.
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isnt shokz the guy who did that shitty strategy guide
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Well it is up to you how serious you want to take it  Just make sure you are having fun while playing man, while keeping every part of your life balanced.
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On January 23 2011 08:16 iPood wrote:
lol really no offense, but trying to justify playing starcraft by making up excuses and trying to find evidence that only supports your argument (conformation bias) isn't doing you any good. Games are for fun, period. If you play for one hour a day, then I guess it would be okay because you're wasting minimal time (although you could be using it on more useful things). The problem with games is, as you said, that they are addicting. You can't just quickly play for 10 minutes and be done with it, like other things (listening to music, practicing an instrument, etc). If you use it for anything else besides a quick relief from stress, then the negative aspects greatly outweigh the "positive" aspects, if any. I was a B+ zerg in starcraft bw. I didn't notice any cognitive changes or any benefits of playing it 4 hours a day. In fact, I noticed recently that my memory was a lot worse than it used to be. idk what it's caused by, but the "mental stimulation" by sc didn't help that much. In conclusion, if you tell yourself that starcraft has any benefits, you may be right. But if you believe those small, unnoticeable, and almost nonexistent benefits outweigh the time wasted, then you're just making excuses for yourself because you want to justify playing it.
And using anecdotal evidence based off one perspective (yours) is better?
I don't even think that video games are that special in terms of benefits, but that was pretty hypocritical.
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On January 23 2011 13:43 Redmark wrote:Show nested quote +On January 23 2011 08:16 iPood wrote:
lol really no offense, but trying to justify playing starcraft by making up excuses and trying to find evidence that only supports your argument (conformation bias) isn't doing you any good. Games are for fun, period. If you play for one hour a day, then I guess it would be okay because you're wasting minimal time (although you could be using it on more useful things). The problem with games is, as you said, that they are addicting. You can't just quickly play for 10 minutes and be done with it, like other things (listening to music, practicing an instrument, etc). If you use it for anything else besides a quick relief from stress, then the negative aspects greatly outweigh the "positive" aspects, if any. I was a B+ zerg in starcraft bw. I didn't notice any cognitive changes or any benefits of playing it 4 hours a day. In fact, I noticed recently that my memory was a lot worse than it used to be. idk what it's caused by, but the "mental stimulation" by sc didn't help that much. In conclusion, if you tell yourself that starcraft has any benefits, you may be right. But if you believe those small, unnoticeable, and almost nonexistent benefits outweigh the time wasted, then you're just making excuses for yourself because you want to justify playing it. And using anecdotal evidence based off one perspective (yours) is better? I don't even think that video games are that special in terms of benefits, but that was pretty hypocritical.
if you don't agree with what I say, then why dont you give arguments against it, not say random stuff. I wasn't basing my whole argument on my own story. Why don't you think logically for once. Is it worth it to spend 2 hrs a day (usually what a "casual" gamer is), 14 hrs a week, and 728 hours a year to play a game? And get out of it almost nothing? Am I saying it's bad? no. I'm saying its a game, and games are for fun. Trying to fool yourself into believing that how you're wasting time will have a lasting impact on your future and your success later in life is just being idiotic.
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