@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.

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
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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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