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Originally Posted by Pointman
Do average people really need people skills in mundane life though? Barring job interviews and dates, do we really undertake important talks for which some specific skills are required?
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We're social animals. People need social contact to be emotionally healthy. Real, face-to-face engagement, along with a sense of belonging.
There's pretty solid evidence that the increasing rates of depression and anxiety in our society are linked to social isolation. And men tend to be more isolated and more depressed than women. Men are also much more likely to be spend lots and lots of time playing videogames by themselves.
It's pretty dumb to say videogames themselves are bad for people. But playing them to excess, to the point of social isolation, is bad for individuals. And the fact many people (mostly men)
are playing them to excess and to the point of social isolation is bad for society.