Re:I replaced my son's school timetable app with an e-paper
by dotancohen on Monday December 16, 2024 @07:21AM
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Games and such do not have the real-world consequences of cash. I've sent all my kids to go out and e.g. buy some groceries. They learn to count their change and deal with strangers who might not be trustworthy. They learn to protect their wallets and not lose it. They learn to look at price tags. All real world skills that games do not simulate.
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Re:I replaced my son's school timetable app with an e-paper
by maccard on Monday December 16, 2024 @07:59AM
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But not skills that translate to the biggest outgoings you will have as an adult. It doesn’t prepare you for having your salary appear as a number, and your rent or mortgage disappear as another line.
They’re good building blocks but they’re not enough.
Re:I replaced my son's school timetable app with an e-paper
by ben_w on Monday December 16, 2024 @08:49AM
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> All real world skills that games do not simulate.
Learning to protect and not lose a wallet, or to count change… seems like exactly the kind of thing that no longer matters, as we move to more digital money everywhere. What change, what wallet?
Outside those points: multiplayer games with currencies in them simulate all of the rest, and even single player games simulate some of those things.