Chinese government forbids under-18s from playing video games for more than three hours a week; calls it ‘spiritual opium’

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[–]NeoRail 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Very impressive, although it remains to be seen to what extent this decision is enforceable.

[–]douglas_waltersWhite Supremacist 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Enforceability aside, it seems fairly arbitrary and unnecessary.

A state that promotes healthy living standards and implements mandatory physical exertion in certain forms would de facto eliminate excessive gaming.

Spiritually fulfilled men with the requisite physical engagement feel no urge to escape from reality.

[–]Nombre27 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes and no. No doubt there's some people in need of a digital detox, so weaning them off while simultaneously having them engage in spiritually fulfilling activities is probably a better way to have them straighten out.

We really do need a more Platonic upbringing, where corrosive and evil elements remain unknown and therefore are viscerally acknowledged as bad and to be avoided.

[–]NeoRail 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

If you agree that the Chinese government should do something about digital distractions, what exactly do you find arbitrary about this? Their solution seems to cut right to the core of the issue.

[–]Salos60000Pragmatic European Nationalism 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

One of the most terrifying things you will ever here in your life: I am from the government and here to help.

[–]JuliusCaesar225Nationalist + Socialist 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sorry, we don't need Reagan quotes here.

[–]NeoRail 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I suppose it would depend on the government.

[–]douglas_waltersWhite Supremacist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Overindulgence in “digital distractions” are a symptom of wider societal issues. This “solution” is the equivalent of placing a bandaid over a gunshot wound.

The three hour per week limitation is an arbitrary standard. Quite frankly, it is not a lot and appears like a scapegoat. More threatening is the dozens of hours wasted by almost everybody on various social media every week.

[–]NeoRail 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So you are proposing that they ban social media too?