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[-] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 month ago

I think the first stat in the graph is the most important one and really speaks to the reason for the last one. I said this is another post about this article, but video games have become their own kind of third space. Going out with friends has become so expensive, whether you're going to a movie or something else, and in a lot of places you can't go to hang out without having to spend money anyways, so video games have become a replacement way to hang out with friends. And that's before you start talking about stuff like friends who moved across the country for work or something.

[-] __Lost__@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

Yes, definitely. My kids play a lot of fortnite because that's how they talk to their friends after school. Some of my friends I only talk to while gaming because we don't live near each other.

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