Comment on Old gamers don't understand what mobile gaming has become
Ibuthyr@lemmy.wtf 3 weeks ago
Please don’t get me wrong. I’m sure you’re a loving parent and just want what’s best for your daughter. But what you’re essentially doing, is giving your kid pocket money to go play slot machines at the local dive bar.
The reason why mobile phone gaming is so bad, is because there are barely any actual games. The reason your daughter thinks it’s fun to play candy crush is not because the game itself is good, it’s because the game makes her addicted to it. This is bad. Really bad. This will have consequences on how her brain handles dopamine. Please, for the love of your family, get her off that shit immediately.
atomicpoet@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I think I know my kid better than you, a random Internet stranger who’s never met her before in her life. And consequently, has no understanding of what her actual needs are.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yes the needs of your very special child are so unfathomably different from all the other children in the planet lol
atomicpoet@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Actually, my kids needs are substantially different from others.
My daughter is autistic. She has trouble communicating verbally. But on Roblox, she finds it much easier to socialize.
She has never spent a cent on microtransactions but gets the opportunity to talk to other kids without being bullied.
I’m not taking that away from her just because strangers on the Internet can’t fathom different kids have different needs.