Matt has a point with letting screens raise your kids. They should not be planted in front of a screen all day, or have their nose buried in a phone or tablet. Big tech CEOs don't let their kids have smart phones for a reason. I spent my 80s childhood climbing trees, biking around, playing war, and all the outdoor stuff kids of my era did. We did have game consoles at the time (atari 2600, intellivision, colecovision, and lesser known others) , but they were primitive, and not nearly as wide spread.
Matt looses me when it starts to talk about on screen violence, as we have mountains of studies about that now, and they all show that it doesn't do anything to normal people, emphasis on normal.
Matt has a point with letting screens raise your kids
I agree, this IS a good point. Too many parents today half ass it and rely on an iPad or whatever to keep their little shits distracted because it’s so much easier.
But at the same time Jeremy has a point too. There is such a thing as being TOO principled and TOO much of a square to the point where it turns people off, especially younger people who are dumb and only focus on fun and good feelings. Games, movies and music are the dominion of the left because the right have been trapped in the 1800’s, but there are a shit ton of conservative film makers and actors and probably game devs too who can’t get any points on the board for OUR side because our side rejects them. And Jesus, I’ve played violent video games and watched anime since the 90’s, and I’m fine.
Maybe the answer is somewhere in the middle. A friend of mine jams PlayStation almost daily with his sons, it’s a bonding thing for them. But after an allotted amount of time each day, it goes off. Moderation and self-discipline.
So yeah, I guess I agree with both of them. I just wish they would STFU. All this infighting on the right lately is getting really fuckin annoying
Matt has a point with letting screens raise your kids. They should not be planted in front of a screen all day, or have their nose buried in a phone or tablet. Big tech CEOs don't let their kids have smart phones for a reason. I spent my 80s childhood climbing trees, biking around, playing war, and all the outdoor stuff kids of my era did. We did have game consoles at the time (atari 2600, intellivision, colecovision, and lesser known others) , but they were primitive, and not nearly as wide spread.
Matt looses me when it starts to talk about on screen violence, as we have mountains of studies about that now, and they all show that it doesn't do anything to normal people, emphasis on normal.
I agree, this IS a good point. Too many parents today half ass it and rely on an iPad or whatever to keep their little shits distracted because it’s so much easier.
But at the same time Jeremy has a point too. There is such a thing as being TOO principled and TOO much of a square to the point where it turns people off, especially younger people who are dumb and only focus on fun and good feelings. Games, movies and music are the dominion of the left because the right have been trapped in the 1800’s, but there are a shit ton of conservative film makers and actors and probably game devs too who can’t get any points on the board for OUR side because our side rejects them. And Jesus, I’ve played violent video games and watched anime since the 90’s, and I’m fine.
Maybe the answer is somewhere in the middle. A friend of mine jams PlayStation almost daily with his sons, it’s a bonding thing for them. But after an allotted amount of time each day, it goes off. Moderation and self-discipline.
So yeah, I guess I agree with both of them. I just wish they would STFU. All this infighting on the right lately is getting really fuckin annoying
Its the famous circular firing squad, I've seen it over and over again for 40 years.