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Re:Fortnite and the Good Life by dorchadas on Monday April 08, 2019 @07:42PM (#19610266)
So, I share the same opinion as Prince Harry, as a teacher. My students only want to do Fortnite, or Brawlstars, or Apex or whatever the biggest craze is. They're completely addicted to those games, and it's near impossible to get some of the students off their phones. Like, it's definitely impacting these kids at school; I can't imagine what it's doing if they ever get assigned homework (most other teachers I know have just given up because they either don't do it or cheat).
Re:Fortnite and the Good Life by chillwaves on Monday April 08, 2019 @11:43PM (#19611587)
People on HN are not willing to accept that these games are highly tuned psychological products that induce addiction.
Re:Fortnite and the Good Life by rchaud on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @03:49PM (#19618295)
I'm 100% willing to accept it. I feel like the people who aren't are the types who get extremely defensive about gaming in general. Imagine feeling so attacked that you have to try to claim that DoTA taught you "entrepreneurial skills".

Everyone has hobbies that are time-wasters to an extent. It isn't the end of the world if someone has the opinion that this one habit might be addictive.