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Anyone else guilty of this? (media.piefed.world)

submitted 20 hours ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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[–] cloudless@piefed.social 39 points 19 hours ago (8 children)

I am “guilty” of showing my daughter classic movies including some black and white ones.

I think everyone should watch those, it is like studying the life and culture of the past.

As for games, my partner does not allow gaming at all.

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 7 points 13 hours ago

As for games, my partner does not allow gaming at all.

That seems like something that should be a discussion rather than an edict

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 8 points 15 hours ago

my partner does not allow gaming at all

What? I’m curious to hear why. Gaming has shown to increase hand eye coordination, better thinking and logical skills, and if you go for non-electronic gaming it can help a person develop social skills by interacting with others.

A blanket ban on gaming just seems short sighted, rather than teaching them rights and wrongs around playing and overplay

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 points 10 hours ago

As for games, my partner does not allow gaming at all.

Weird. Do they hate videogames in general or what? Because a number of games can teach "choices have consequences" really well. Maybe put them to play Outer Wilds, I hear it's one hell of an experience to dive into without knowing anything

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world 16 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

it is like studying the life and culture of the past.

I truly think stuff like this is important. Developing an appreciation and personal connection to cultural touchstones of the past is like a history lesson and familiarizes you with the life experiences of your parents/grandparents/etc.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

Gotta educate them on pop culture so they can understand the memes.

[–] 5in1k@lemmy.zip 8 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I like to recommend Gold Diggers of 1933 to people who say they don’t like old movies.

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 8 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I'll take a look. Thanks.

My favorite is Metropolis (1927).

[–] 5in1k@lemmy.zip 4 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Also a classic. Gold Diggers has top notch shit talking and young Ginger Rogers singing in pig latin. Gave me a huge crush.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 4 points 18 hours ago

I play a kind of bingo in my head when I show my kids old stuff. Just tally up "thats from fortnite"

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

My five year old loves On The Town with Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra.

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 3 points 18 hours ago

Season 1 of Mister Rogers Neighborhood and I love Lucy also come to mind.