@trq212: there is something about video games that give high stakes and responsibilities to young people who couldn’t really get…
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The article discusses how video games can provide young people with high-stakes experiences and responsibilities, illustrated by an anecdote of a 14-year-old player joining a raid in a game.
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there is something about video games that give high stakes and responsibilities to young people who couldn’t really get them irl
but it is a fine line and at some point you need to graduate
Jeddi (@antinertia): i was 14yo, undead mage, freshly lvl 60
late at night, a group was looking for a mage
i was the only one answering
that’s how i ended up in my first raid
i lied to get in, told them it wasn’t my first time
my rotation was shit, gear completely unoptimized
but i listened and
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