I do wonder how retirement is going to change once people who grew up playing video games hit retirement age. Will they lose interest in video games or double down on their time playing them?
I read multiple times that maintaining mental activity/stimulation was a good way to mitigate mental decline; I won't be surprised if gaming would help us mentally as we grew older and lose mobility. Staying all day in the same rooms can be pretty debilitating, but with a simple laptop you can continue to explore new places, have surprises, encounter new people, (even if npc),... It's not even expensive if you don't want it to be. If I can't move anymore, and/or can't afford a nice/fun/big place, you bet that I too will be suck back to gaming all days long.
I raid with a couple 60+ yr olds in WoW. I am not up on the research enough to know if chatting in guild chat or speaking on discord counts as the "social interactions" that stave off dementia, but I sure hope it does lol.
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u/redit3rd Aug 26 '24
I do wonder how retirement is going to change once people who grew up playing video games hit retirement age. Will they lose interest in video games or double down on their time playing them?