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mashlol | 4 months ago

Would you say the same if someone played 1000 hours of a sport?

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beeflet|4 months ago

No. If you play 1000 hours of a sport, you will at least be stronger, more coordinated, more agile. But the downsides are more about repetitive strain injury and the possibility of screwing up your joints.

Different benefits and downsides.

Of course, a lot of guys are suckered into sports-related gambling these days too.

immibis|4 months ago

Video gaming has been shown to train some brain areas too. It's definitely better than 1000 hours of Netflix.

user432678|4 months ago

How about 1000 hours reading/commenting HN?

ang_cire|4 months ago

You don't think that you get better at CS the more you play it? Better coordination, better accuracy, etc?

asukachikaru|4 months ago

How about 1000 hours of chess? Or 1000 hours of warhammer? Or D&D?

One may say you make social bonds playing them, but that stands true for video game as well. Speaking for myself, I definitely spent more than 1000 hours on summoner's rift; 15 years later me and my league friends still playing LOL together and chat about all kind of things on a daily basis.

jalapenos|4 months ago

Plus you'll have friends who play sports, rather than the kinds of people who spend all night clicking on each other