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Originally Posted by artie
Perhaps a conventional sport like ping pong or tennis will get you some of the same kicks as wow and help you loose weight.
You don't hear about people being addicted to physical sport much, I'd like to know why.
I'm not personally interested in sport or computer games, I generally seek harmony and equality in my interactions with others so dislike competition and domination ( I imagine such preferences are largely genetic).
War games do scare me more than most sports when there is realistic simulation of killing other people, the less a game resembles real killing the better I think it probably is for people, but this may be unfair.
Keep using that self-insight and ability to think critically about yourself and my guess is you 'll be fine.
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I read your post & it got me thinking about the whole competion thing a little more. First, let me state that I am bringing the perspective as somone who has coached played sports over the years. In particular football. To each there own in finding their balance point. Where I choose to get off the boat is with the sport of hockey because they promote fighting more as much as the game. While football is aggressive & violent it is with in the constraints of rules.
I personally value competion and sport as a valuable teaching tool...the key is keeping it in the proper perspective. Learning how to compete developes an inner fire to be your best & how to over come failure...
when not taught right or kept in the proper perspective it can foster a survival of the fittest mentality. I think it's something parents & coaches need to look at on an independent basis for each kid participating.
Having coached in some very rough areas, it is a great outlet that keeps kids out of situations that are alot more violent & undiscilplined.
I know, in particular with football after coaching for a few years I personally had to take a break because I didn't like the side of me it was bringing out. I have an 11 year old son that plays baseball, football & basketball. He watches hockey & professional wrestling. He also plays chest, I have allowed him to play some of the more violent video games out there. But I know him, he's a straight A student, he is respectful to everyone at school & has a kind heart. I have not seen an ounce of a negative impact on him.
However, my 13 year old daughter is very impressionable. She has a hard time seperating reality from fiction. She watches a horror movie & gets ideas of harming her self. So I make a point to get her into non violent activities...art work, dancing, cooking...
The key is knowing your kid & what has a positive or negative on them.
As for the it being genetic. I'm not quite sure what you mean there. Unless you mean male/female. because males tend to be more into physical competition but even with girls, I've seeen plenty that have been positively impacted by sport. Heck, I even had a girl as the starting middle linebacker on one of my middle school football teams.