So long and thanks for all the fish

[magnetaress]

Originally Posted by Nostalgiabait [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

IMO it's dangerous to play online games if you don't know what a Skinner Box is and how to recognize when you've been trapped in one. If you know the warning signs you can stop yourself at the appropriate time. If not, it does a horrible number on your psyche and destroys your ability to shape your own fate.



You can "camp the bad guys" in various ways in RL. I do a form of this in my work, and I actually use raid/guild organization skills that I learned decades ago from binging EQ when bringing together coalitions against bad actors. It is way more risky and dangerous than playing a game, but the satisfaction level of making a real difference in the real world can't be reproduced by any Skinner Box.

Use the same iron determination that you use to overcome game challenges in the real world, and you can make a positive difference in all sorts of ways - things that will still be, long after the game servers have been turned off.

No matter how much time you've wasted in a digital fantasy, you can still turn it around and do the equivalent of dragon slaying in the real world, which is waiting for heroes just like yourself to step up.

I believe in you... you can do it. There's something much bigger than a game that is calling you, and you need but answer.

Sage advice for the youngins. Now if we could only get them away from tiktok. And Facebook. And show them how to do just that in the real world. We need more police. Medics. And soldiers big time.