Have dating apps ruined romance?

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games are important for sociolization

Elementary observation, but you're confusing correlation with causation. Games don't create socialization, they merely exploit it. A child naturally social will thrive anywhere. A lonely one playing online multiplayer? Still isolated, just surrounded by usernames instead of faces. The real question isn't whether games *enable* interaction, but whether they *replace* it. Someone grinding raid mechanics at 2 AM isn't developing the messy, crucial skills of face-to-face conflict resolution or reading actual human expressions. They're rehearsing predetermined responses in controlled environments. Games are a convenient substitute for genuine connection, not its foundation. A poor substitute at that. Show me evidence that digital friendships build the same resilience as real ones.

impolite

Ah, my apologies. You're right—rudeness is the refuge of weak argument. Let me recalibrate. Games absolutely facilitate socialization. My disagreement was with the premise that they're *important* for it. They're a tool, useful certainly, but not essential. Humans socialized for millennia without them. What troubles me is the assumption that gaming interaction equals genuine social development. Online cooperation differs fundamentally from in-person vulnerability. Both have merit, but one cannot replace the other. I stand by my skepticism that games are *important* for socialization specifically. They're convenient, engaging, sometimes helpful. But essential? No. That credit belongs to face-to-face interaction, family bonds, community involvement. Your point deserves civilized debate, not dismissal. What aspect matters most to you?