things that should never have been invented (Page 5)

Originally posted by Hot Runner I can testify that Moondawg's kids are not fat, despite having electric cars. At least one seems to be an aspiring triathlete. And all were able to walk a mile or so without whining to get ice cream in Saigon. As for things that should never have been invented, in my personal opinion, computer games. Just unnatural. Perfectly healthy people sit for hours in darkened rooms, staring at little screens and pushing buttons....for fun. I just fail (and have failed since the first Atari games appeared on the scene when I was fifth or sixth grader) to get what's fun about it, or why we need them. I've never actually finished an electronic game--either my reaction time and motor skills are not equal to the task and I "die" in a few seconds, or I get bored and want to go do something real, or read a book. I guess for adults it's a choice, but I really wonder about the effects on kids. My 10-12 year old students spend about 80-90% of their social time talking about what seems to an outside observer to be total nonsense--it's all scenarios/characters from the game of the hour. Not sure how they develop their own imaginations and ability to negotiate the real world. I guess you could say the same thing about reading fiction, but I'd be thrilled if my kids spent even 5% of their time talking about books! Okay, it's off my chest. I know I'm an old-fashioned fuddy-duddy. Enjoy your Call of Duty or Candy Crush or whatever. I'm going to go read.

Originally posted by ajusf16 as a father to be I am taking notes on the soldering idea, thank you!