Why can’t it wait until you get home? We took ashtrays out of cars, so why would we put another addictive and distracting thing in there?
I play games too, but I also recognize that they can overwhelm some people.
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Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 6 months agoWhy a bad idea? Why an odd idea? It’s a powerful computer with a decent size monitor in a place where sometimes people have to sit and wait. What am I missing because seems like a logical / good idea to me?
WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
lud@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Lol, games are far far far less addictive than cigarettes. Cigarettes has nicotine which is an actual addictive drug. Games are fun.
Even comparing them at all is fairly disingenuous.
It’s not distracting anyone, I doubt it could even be played if you are in a queue that is moving at 0,3 m/s
WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
I’m not trying to compare them on a chemical or scientific level.
I’m just saying that I was able to quit cigarettes and I have had some friends who are not able to quit video games, so it is at least a little addictive for some people, and those people would not be better served by one more place to play.
Entropywins@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I quit heroin but I have friends that can’t give up coffee…we should remove cupholders from cars while we are at it.
lud@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Yes, games can be addictive for some people but it’s comparably very rare. “Punishing” the huge majority of non gaming addicts based on that seems extreme. And I don’t think it would matter for addicts anyway.
Addicts would find a computer to play on anyway because they are addicted. In some ways it could be argued that it might even help addicts because using this thing they could get away from their homes and so stuff outside while still having easy access to something they like.
Another difference between smoking and gaming is that smoking harms and annoys everyone around you, while gaming doesn’t actually harm anyone. Except if you refuse to eat or something but that would be even more rare.
irish_link@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Honestly I actually had not thought about people sitting around waiting to charge. In my area there are tons of chargers, grocery store, Costco, the mall, movie theaters. My experience had been that people would charge while doing other things. Thanks for the insight into a good use for it.
GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Not even just waiting to charge. Picking someone up, but your schedule gets you there 15 minutes before they’re available? Why not put that computer to use?