Video games are often cited as a cause of violence or detachment in children. Here are the cases for and against allowing children to play video games:
FOR
- Develops high-level thumb coordination needed to compete in today’s global economy
- Avatar capable of running 50 yards without wheezing an excellent role model
- Paying $14.99 for a DLC package with three measly new maps quickly teaches the value of a dollar
- Never too early to get kids thinking about their post-apocalyptic future
- Evidence suggests that video games slow the aging process among the 18-to-34 male demographic
- Instills a valuable sense of caution around turtles
- Deck already pretty stacked in favor of an unhealthy, sedentary lifestyle as it is
AGAINST
- Plugging in system carries very real electrocution risk
- Way too many species of Pokémon at this point for a kid to jump in cold
- Golden age of television isn’t going to watch itself
- Can increase violent tendencies depending on how recently game was autosaved
- Completing games may lead children to believe that life’s problems are similarly solvable
- Only matter of time before child overtakes your high score
- Blurring of fantasy and reality best left to organized religion
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