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Parents tearing their hair out over children spending hours gaming should instead be encouraging their creative use of tech, a recently-knighted AI millionaire has told the BBC.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago

Parents tearing their hair out over children spending hours gaming should instead be encouraging their creative use of tech

Uhhh...the reality exists somewhere between no gaming or gaming consuming your entire life. This is a false choice being given to us by a member of the ultra-rich who has a financial interest in people using tech more

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

a recently-knighted AI millionaire

I don't even know what to say to this.

That said, games are great for creativity and mental health and whatever, as long as they are not lootbox-laden casinos.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Yeah the article lost all credibility after I read that part haha.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

So glad Knight Millionaire Bot was here to inform us mere peasants.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Why is their game running on their second screen? And what are they doing on their primary one? Playing another game?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They're reading the wiki for lore because they're 85% through the game skipping all cutscenes and lore drops, but they're finally interested in the story now, if only because of the lore based puzzle they're stuck at.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Too relatable :')

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If playing one game boosts creativity by a little bit, playing two games at once must boost it by a lot.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Imagine they're playing CSGO and DOTA at the same time 🤯

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

They're an old-school Runescape player setting up their afk-grind so that they don't lose xp efficiency while they play a game with their friends.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Interesting anecdote. Fortunately, it's supported by research.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

No shit. Puzzles are visual problem-solving. An absolute moron would not be able to beat a good puzzle game without a guide.