Prince Harry: Fortnite should be banned

[SkilledRebuilds]

1 minute ago, floofer said:

Not really, people have seemingly forgotten how bad it is for you to sit at a computer for hours - or a TV for that matter.

Thats a moderation issue again.

learning facts about eyesight/fatigue and all that negative effect is out there for everyone to read but most don’t follow what goes against their grain. (wants over needs)

 

 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, SkilledRebuilds said:

Thats a moderation issue again.

learning facts about eyesight/fatigue and all that negative effect is out there for everyone to read but most don’t follow what goes against their grain. (wants over needs)

 

 

I think you’ll find most implementation of healthcare, much like addiction problems, cannot be left up to the individual. 3 hours or more playing a video game is not healthy.

[williamcll]

Gonna be hilarious if this get passed, especially with all the current EGS issues.

[Andreas Lilja]

1 hour ago, mr moose said:

I've long said social media is a cancer on society that needs to be moderated.    But everyone loves their ideals until it cost them something.

Dude you have 18,000 posts here, I'm calling Adult Protective Services. 

[mr moose]

42 minutes ago, Raskolnikov said:

Dude you have 18,000 posts here, I'm calling Adult Protective Services. 

This forum is moderated, call anyone you want.

[Brooksie359]

1 hour ago, mr moose said:

I've long said social media is a cancer on society that needs to be moderated.    But everyone loves their ideals until it cost them something.

Yeah once i saw the statistics behind mental health issues and social media it's pretty clear it has a huge effect. Attempted suicide in women shot up for the generation that had social media since they were young. 

[Brooksie359]

1 hour ago, floofer said:

I think you’ll find most implementation of healthcare, much like addiction problems, cannot be left up to the individual. 3 hours or more playing a video game is not healthy.

Sitting in general is unhealthy. Still see people sitting in an office from 9 to 5 anyways. 

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

Sitting in general is unhealthy. Still see people sitting in an office from 9 to 5 anyways. 

No uses for excuses. Just because someone else does it, doesn’t mean it’s ok.

[mr moose]

9 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

Yeah once i saw the statistics behind mental health issues and social media it's pretty clear it has a huge effect. Attempted suicide in women shot up for the generation that had social media since they were young. 

That's a sad thing to hear.   not just because lives are lost, but because so many people are going to dismiss it out of hand without even being concerned if there's any truth to it.  It essentially guarantees that if there was something that could be done, it won't.

 

 

[JupiteL]

Back in my days we skipped classes just to play CS and Dota in internet cafe. School is boring and parents have no control, whatever game it is doesn't matter. If you think school and family matter the most then you should make them more interesting than video games.

[Andreas Lilja]

1 hour ago, mr moose said:

This forum is moderated, call anyone you want.

So is social media? 

 

What is a forum anyhow, not that different from Facebook. 

[mr moose]

3 minutes ago, Raskolnikov said:

So is social media? 

 

What is a forum anyhow, not that different from Facebook. 

Not too sure what you are trying to say.  If you think facebook is moderated like this forum is you have rocks in your head. 

 

Facebook's moderation is not moderation but simply an automated response to a popularity contest.  The amount of shit that is posted on facebook is in multiple orders of magnitude higher than this forum.  The moderators do a sterling job of deleting (hiding) spam, troll comments etc.  In fact there are only two posters I have encountered who post boldfaced lies about a certain company and haven't been banned for trolling/flame baiting. 

[Atmos]

3 hours ago, floofer said:

Not really, people have seemingly forgotten how bad it is for you to sit at a computer for hours - or a TV for that matter.

And thats any worse than being sat down reading for hours and hours? 

Or hunched over working on project vehicles for hours and hours? 

Or speeding around a track or back country roads on bikes or other stuff?

Theres danger and consequences for everything we do, spending our free time playing harmless games is hardly a concern to anyone but ourselves. 

 

It doesnt surprise me that this thinking comes from britain, the same place that regulates what kind of sex people can have. 

Stay the hell out of my private life when im doing no harm. 

[Guest]

36 minutes ago, Atmos said:

And thats any worse than being sat down reading for hours and hours? 

Yes, much worse.

36 minutes ago, Atmos said:

Or hunched over working on project vehicles for hours and hours? 

Yes again.

36 minutes ago, Atmos said:

Or speeding around a track or back country roads on bikes or other stuff?

That doesn’t even deserve an answer. Of course.

36 minutes ago, Atmos said:

Theres danger and consequences for everything we do, spending our free time playing harmless games is hardly a concern to anyone but ourselves. 

It is the priority of a monarchy to look after its citizens, whether they are ruling actively or not. Fortnite is just an example. We have seen loot boxes, skins, fake digital currency. All designed as money-making schemes to leech off users.

36 minutes ago, Atmos said:

It doesnt surprise me that this thinking comes from britain, the same place that regulates what kind of sex people can have. 

What an uneducated opinion. 

36 minutes ago, Atmos said:

Stay the hell out of my private life when im doing no harm. 

It’s attitudes like this that lead to anti-vaccers, homeotherapies and reduced mental health. 

[ne0tic]

I'm hoping Fortnite gets banned  

[Atmos]

45 minutes ago, floofer said:

Yes, much worse.

Yes again.

That doesn’t even deserve an answer. Of course.

It is the priority of a monarchy to look after its citizens, whether they are ruling actively or not. Fortnite is just an example. We have seen loot boxes, skins, fake digital currency. All designed as money-making schemes to leech off users.

What an uneducated opinion. 

It’s attitudes like this that lead to anti-vaccers, homeotherapies and reduced mental health. 

I cant even dignify your kind of world view with a response, when you think that video games, are more dangerous than speeding down back country roads. Im out of this thread man. 

[jagdtigger]

9 hours ago, Raskolnikov said:

Well last time I checked Fortnite or social media doesn't ruin your organs or get you in trouble.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smombie

[suicidalfranco]

inb4 you need a government-issued license in order to play Fortnite in the UK

[yian88]

9 hours ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Clearly, he's never heard about people who moderate their internet usage.

Children "moderate their internet usage".... u serious? not even parents know how to do it, or care about it let alone the kids themselves.

This is a stretch but its the same as saying allow children to drink alcohol and smoke because they should be able to moderate their consumption.... a stretch but its that bad.

 

I think way too often people think in black and white, instead of a balance, the real solution is like SouthKorea did, limit every game by law to how many hours per day you can play regardless of age lets say 2h per game daily for adults, and kids should get a maximum of 2-3h per day global hours, otherwise kids can still jump from game to game for 8h+.

They should incentivize kids to play outside more and organize school activities outside so they can learn about the world and develop themselves.

All this sitting on a chair is really really bad for the society's future.

 

 

[sof006]

12 hours ago, maartendc said:

Well, he is going to be a dad soon, Let him explain to his kids they can't play Fortnite. See what happens. LOL

They won't, plain and simple. 

[Drak3]

Prince Dipshit Harry should be banned.

[Mihle]

He would say something correct if he would have spesifically talked about lootboxes was bad rather than just games...

[Brooksie359]

7 hours ago, floofer said:

No uses for excuses. Just because someone else does it, doesn’t mean it’s ok.

My point was that just about everything is bad for your health. No point in getting all worked up about something that isn't horrible for you. Also what do you think they will do if they aren't playing video games? Probably watch TV at which point it's no better. 

[paddy-stone]

TBH I think the problem is more about supposed adults that let their kids play games they shouldn't be playing age wise, or that they're too busy with their own lives to know what their kids are doing. To be clear I'm not saying about parents that let their kids have an hour or 2 of playtime after their homework and chores are done... I'm saying it's the ones that don't care what their kids are doing, as long as they aren't bugging them. We all know parents like that I think. And then it's a snowball effect, because kid A says that kid b gets to play fortnite, or gets to play all night etc etc.

Never worked for me. I was allowed a fair bit of free reign when I was young, as I was the youngest and my siblings had paved the way for me somewhat... but I still had boundaries. If I tried the "well johnny gets to play etc etc" then I was told "if johnny jumped off a bridge would you do it?" or words to that effect.

 

To be quite honest though, if it was a choice between kids being on certain forums, or other social media.. or playing some games - in moderation... then I would choose games. Some social media are savage.

Some parents make little effort to restrict their kids online activities unfortunately, even though there are many software packages available, even free ones, and router settings that can be easily turned on etc.

 

I don't however agree with "ban such and such game", it's not a game issue it's a parenting issue IMO.

[Brooksie359]

2 hours ago, yian88 said:

Children "moderate their internet usage".... u serious? not even parents know how to do it, or care about it let alone the kids themselves.

This is a stretch but its the same as saying allow children to drink alcohol and smoke because they should be able to moderate their consumption.... a stretch but its that bad.

 

I think way too often people think in black and white, instead of a balance, the real solution is like SouthKorea did, limit every game by law to how many hours per day you can play regardless of age lets say 2h per game daily for adults, and kids should get a maximum of 2-3h per day global hours, otherwise kids can still jump from game to game for 8h+.

They should incentivize kids to play outside more and organize school activities outside so they can learn about the world and develop themselves.

All this sitting on a chair is really really bad for the society's future.

 

 

Or maybe just parent your children? Having the state mandate how someone restricts and raises their kids is not smart. Its not that hard to moderate how much your kids play video games. I know my parent did but they were also fairly reasonable about it as well.