Why is it widely believed that video games are exclusively created for children, youth, or immature people?
Why is gaming looked at as an immature pass time?
I've noticed a recurring theme that many people assume you are childish, immature or are in fact a child if you play games. Due to my deep voice I am constantly accused of living in my mother's basement at the age of forty. I am twenty three years old; and I live with a couple of friends.
It doesn't bother me overmuch, however I notice that the comments usually stem from high school students and women of varying ages.
The thing that does annoy me a bit is that an older person who games is viewed as immature by... immature people? How does that make any sense whatsoever?
It's perfectly acceptable for a man of any age to spend a day playing or watching a football game, but playing or watching a video game is somehow less mature because what... they move around a little more?
I don't know if this stems from simple ignorance, mindless group think, or just the inherent toxicity of the internet.
In any case it bothers me on a fundamental level of thinking. Video games offer just as much as any other activity, and in some cases they offer more.
You can obtain entertainment from games.
You can obtain/improve hand-eye coordination.
You can learn strategy.
You can learn factual history and potential historical outcomes.
You can learn from games just as you can learn from a book or a film or a sport.
You can earn an income from games.
In the end my question is; How does any of that create the illusion of immaturity? Is it because people hold a controller in their hands; because they use a mouse and keyboard? Is it simply because it propagates a more sedentary lifestyle?
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