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Re:Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with 6k hours on Stadia begs fo... by Lich on Friday September 30, 2022 @10:25AM (#33035272)
I see alot of people in my personal circle criticize gaming, but do the same watching TV/movies, reading books, etc.

One might think, well books are educational. You learn something from them. There's so many bestselling books out there written by so called "experts" that turn out to be totally wrong or mislead by giving a layman's explanation of research post book release, and 10-20 years later the same nonsense is being passed on from one generation to the next.

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Re:Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with 6k hours on Stadia begs fo... by Bakary on Friday September 30, 2022 @10:35AM (#33035454)
The difference with gaming is the saturation threshold. Some people are able to binge shows of course but no show has the 'just one more moment' effect displayed quite as powerfully as a well-designed game. Eventually even a show with 10 seasons ends but RDR2/Factorio/Civ is forever.
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