The Problem With Video Games

You know the main problem with video games? There's no reward for winning. Here's a typical scenario where I get convinced to play a video game: my game character is walking around then out of nowhere gets shot and dies. Game Over. Try again? Sure, so my game character goes back at it and then out of nowhere gets shot and dies. Well this sucks, what do I get if I actually spend innumerable hours of my life beating this game? Do I get any free hits? Do I get to make my roommates do pushups? Does the video game company send some attractive girls over to my apartment? Is there some sort of cash prize? No. I'll get to read the names of the people who made the game and maybe listen to a song I've never heard. Ooh, yeah, that was totally worth 60 hours of gameplay. I guess gamers would say that the fun of video gaming is more of a journey than a destination, but I say if I'm going to spend that long on something I'd better accomplish something significant.

For example, if I spent that 60 hours practicing guitar instead of video gaming I could probably learn some face melting guitar solos that I could use to impress girls. Or maybe I could spend that 60 hours exercising and be in good enough shape to tackle some mountain races. Perhaps the 60 hours would be better spent writing new material for this website. There are lots of cooler things to do than play video games. Though in my case I'll probably spend all that spare time drinking beer and watching TV. That's good too, right?

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