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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I enjoy playing video games. It is my
way to disconnect after my brain has spent all it will at the end
of the day. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">As with any activity, doing it with
compulsion is typically a sign of some imbalance in someone's
life. I work at 3 startup companies; if anything, the need to
feel productive at all time is my #1 compulsion. So I game.
Gaming allows me an escape. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">What are some other real tangible
benefits of gaming for me?</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">1- Stress relief; mental disconnect
from daily troubles</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">2- Social relationships; I keep in
touch with remote friends through MMOs</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">3- Story telling; I love games with
strong story-lines. Great sci-fi, horror, fantasy environments</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">4- Technological and artistic marvels;
Games are interactive cinema! <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">5- Domestic love; my girlfriend and I
game together. Sometimes nicely, sometimes not... *grin*</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">We all need to decide for ourselves how
to use our time. I work hard so that I can be around to see the
future. I also play hard so that my mind stays sane and happy.</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Cheers!</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/4/2017 6:46 PM, Tara Maya wrote:<br>
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<div class="">I guess I don’t understand this concept of people
not having work to do. They need to survive, win a mate,
outbreed the competition and spread to new territory. Machines
can help us do that better, and hopefully to other planets, but
it doesn’t relieve us of the work of living.</div>
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<div class="">I already know of two guys whose wives divorced them
because all the guys did was play video games. I’m pretty sure
natural selection won’t take too long to course correct on this
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<div class="">Either that, or in the future, men may battle their
avatars against one another in virtual worlds to win the maidens
fair….. in that case, winning the game is the same as winning
THE game.</div>
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<div class="">On Aug 4, 2017, at 5:37 PM, William Flynn
Wallace <<a href="mailto:foozler83@gmail.com" class=""
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inline !important;" class="">What will people do, it is
asked, in the future when machines do all the work? Far
in the future we cannot see, but video games are slowly
giving way to virtual reality, I have read. </span></div>
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