The Social Impact of Gaming

"The Bart, The" writes "The Economist weekly is carrying a well considered special report on the current debate regarding morality and gaming." From the article: "Like rock and roll in the 1950s, games have been accepted by the young and largely rejected by the old. Once the young are old, and the old are dead, games will be regarded as just another medium and the debate will have moved on. Critics of gaming do not just have the facts against them; they have history against them, too."

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[krgallagher]

"games have been accepted by the young and largely rejected by the old"

Bull Shit! My parents used to have 42 tournaments at their house when I was a child in the '70's. That is a game. My grandmother was the best dominoes player I ever met. That is a game. I will bet your grand parent and great grand parent played charades. That is a game. Football is a game (both american and what we call soccer.) So is basketball, baseball, and hockey. OK so each generation comes up with new games. Big freaking deal! It is a fact that each generation is shocking to the previous. My parents danced gitterbugs and listened to jazz music. It was appaling behavior to their parents. Children today pierce their body and tatto their skin. I consider this largely juvenile behavior. Big Deal!

Re:I remember

[onkelonkel]

Billions??? I don't know if your sig is ignorance, a subtle joke or a troll, but I'll bite.

This is a thoroughly debunked urban myth. See Snopes.com. Fischer spent about $ 1 Million of their own money developing the space pen. Then they sold a bunch to NASA for $3 a piece. They were used by both the Americans and Russians for every mission thereafter. Pencils are no good for spaceflight because they are flammable and the leads (graphite) are conductive.