So I was watching Ellen today and she had this kid on who was like the best Guitar Hero player EVER. As I watched, I was amazed at how good he was, but then I started thinking about how much time he must have spent mastering his skillz. Then I thought, "Gosh....if he spent as much time playing with a real guitar as he has with a plastic one, he might have a talent that he could actually use someday....for something interesting and productive and perhapse lucrative." He would certainly get more chicks someday if he could play a real guitar. Then I just got irritated at our video game obsessed culture. This might have something to do with the fact that we're studying childhood and adolescent obesity in school right now. Don't get me wrong, I played my share of Mario Brothers in my day, and I can appreciate the value of a good video game, but for real! Why would you play tennis on a Wii when you could put your tennis shoes on, go out side (or to a club) and actually play tennis? Are we that lazy that physical activities have to be packaged in the form of a video game for us to take part in them?
Okay....rant is over.
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2 comments:
Ditto Winkler.
We are raising kids to be lazy! G & I have been talking about that for a long time. Guitar hero is lame.
I must say that I personally love guitar hero and now I've fallen even more in love with the way cooler rock band, which includes a drummer, guitar player and vocalist! In defense of the nintendo industry, they actually use the Wii quite often in nursing homes and for patients doing physical therapy. While I understand your point, it's super fun and addicting and you'd totally love it if you tried it!
Rach
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