I have heard that on one occasion the Buddha was staying near Vesali, in the Great Forest, and that at that time the monk Ananda was playing a game of Dark Souls. The Buddha saw what Ananda was doing and asked him what he was doing.

Ananda replied, "I am playing Dark Souls, lord."

The Buddha asked, "What is Dark Souls?"

Ananda explained, "Dark Souls is a game where you explore a dark and dangerous world, fighting deadly creatures and collecting powerful weapons and treasures."

The Buddha said, "Ananda, you should not be playing Dark Souls. It is a dangerous game that can lead you into trouble."

Ananda replied, "I know it is a dangerous game, lord, but I can't help myself. I love playing it."

The Buddha said, "Ananda, you must stop playing Dark Souls. It is not good for you."

Ananda said, "I will try, lord."

The Buddha said, "Ananda, you must promise me that you will stop playing Dark Souls."

Ananda promised the Buddha that he would stop playing Dark Souls.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alvCTl_MmW8

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good job Lorrison

A. LOG OFF - ♥♥♥♥ modern dopamine addiction - if it was 1790 you'd come out of a 4 year school drawing, painting, speaking 5 languages and drinking laudanum. Your peers will be playing games, watching TV, browsing, doing art related ♥♥♥♥ that isn't practicing and getting false sense of accomplishment.

Very true, agree because that's also how life is ngl.

"You don’t need to be working/dating/creating wealth. You know very well that it is an acute waste of time. It leads to nothing in the end, like masturbation. That is not to say everything you do should have some profound quality to it, or that you must always be working towards something. But slaving at a low wage job for 25% (and in most cases even more) of your life are like sitting in the pachinko hall without any type of payout. You’re just left feeling empty. You don’t need that, and you know it. "

In Works of Labour or of Skill I would be busy too: For ♥♥♥♥♥ finds some mischief still for idle Hands to do. (I. Watts, _Divine Songs for Children_, 1715)

"You don’t need to be playing any games. You know very well that it is an acute waste of time. It leads to nothing, like masturbation. That is not to say everything you do should have some profound quality to it, or that you must always be working towards something. But video games are like sitting in the pachinko hall without any type of payout. You’re just left feeling empty. You don’t need that, and you know it. "

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The Good, the Bad, and the REKT 8 Sep, 2015 @ 10:32am
this group is best ever it helped me quit playing video games!

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I think I found the murderer

Videogames were invented to harvest Adrenochromes and Ambrosia from the young, until they become mere HUSKS. There is a reason videogames are more like a chore and an endurance tsst. I will no longer endure this killer of my innocence.

We only age and die because we play VIDEO GAMES. We wouldn't age if we didn't, because we would still have time to do useful things other than VIDEO GAMES.

CURSE THEM CURSE THEM CUUUUUURSE THEM

tfw spent the last 10 years in a hellish nightmare of youtube + vidya + yt + chat + vidya + yt + chat -- always back and forth.

I wasted my entire 20s away on digital suffering. No job, no gf, nothing changed since my teens and video games are to blame. Every time I said "tomorrow I will do it." or "well there is still time later" or "im still young, it cant hurt" -- it does hurt, especially your sanity.

I HEREBY DAMN THIS FORM OF PROCRASTINATION TO THE DEEPEST DEPTH OF THE VOID!

I wasn't cured after all :(

I am cured.
No more video games. I hope I remember how I feel now- so that I may never think that video games are fun. They suck out all your life. They are digital hells designed just to make you suffer.
I am clean and will stay clean. No more video games.

Very informative video thanks for sharing sir

[03:13]
Watson:
I'm gonna stop engaging with interactive propaganda designed to rewire my brain to loathe life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFS7Zybkx9s
I am doing it again, guys. I am QUITTING!

I'll c-come back for cyberpunk 2077 and Total War: 3 Kingdoms...but then I'll QUIT FOR GOOD RRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I deleted all my games. it's serious now.I ragequit forever. Watch me

There are no permanent consequences in games, the decisions are ultimately irrelevant you can fail as many times as needed. In REAL LIFE you must take your actions SERIOUSLY and often don't get second chances, games erode our ability to deal with serious decisions where there aren't second chances.

Results are predictable and can be determined exactly. Even in games with randomization the stakes and probability can be understood. Games offer Guaranteed Results when you have knowledge of the game systems. Real Life is often about manipulating your odds.There are no guarantees or easily predictable probabilities.

Overstimulation. Gamers are constantly making decisions, games are designed to not be boring and always have the player make decisions. The average person often must endure long periods of maintaining positive patterns of behavior and boring chores in between important decisions. Being easily bored and distracted is a weakness in real life.

If you didn't play video games in the first place you wouldn't have needed that brain surgery.

I quit games for my surgery, but sadly I've relapsed recently. Only a few hours though so it's no biggie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZlVzVdWHoM

i dont think you guys are taking this group seriously enough

If you play video games past the age of 18, you will FOREVER be a loser.

Video games are for neckbeard virgins.

Chad has never played a video game in his life, while the virgin sits around debating whether he should give up games or not.

"Video games are ♥♥♥♥-tier though. They're a complete waste of time and you can't tell me that it's possible to create a single game that isn't repetitive as ♥♥♥♥ when the medium itself is so limited. The problem is that compared to other hobbies, video gaming offers a very low level of engagement with the physical world. The interfaces we use to play games pretty much haven't changed since we started and this is including more recent innovations like the oculus rift. Face it, without drastically new interfaces and futuristic technology, saying that your hobby is "playing video games" is a bit like saying your hobby is watching TV - empty and mind-numbing."

A computer is a tool that should be used to spread the word of the Lord. What are these young people thinking?

I feel sorry for those who must immerse themselves in a game rather than face the fact that they are going to Hell.

more like born a gamer, die alone ;_;

born a gamer, die a gamer

3rd comment of 2017. This group keeps on thriving :^)

SECOND COMMENT OF 2017!!!

Ha, I found a happy place

Good group.

Good watch, thanks man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FktsFcooIG8

Nappy total war is epic too bud!

Yes. Well... this group did help me. making the start and all. Alas I am back at it. 61 hours in 2 weeks, due to Warhammer Total War. Just 2 weeks ago it was nothing. See: relapse. Need to get a grip.

remember we pretty much quit and it happened by itself

o7

NOT THE ONION... :p

http://thegg.net/opinion-editorial/the-south-korean-government-has-declared-war-on-video-games/

"Only Losers Play Video Game" t. Korean government

ONLY 20% MORE?!?!

*GASP*

I didn't know that this wall has so much activity :O
Steam didn't tell me.
Quit video games today, gain 20% more good karma!

Hello, I'm Jolly Joel. I'm addicted to Chivalry. I always leave the game in RAGE QUIT. Even after I found a way to hide the game in a "Hidden" category, it still cannot evade me. At this point I would pay money to have it removed from my Library but the Lord said "no backsies unless it was recently paid for".

Haha sounds good Glassfan, good luck at school!

Ive uninstalled chiv and will be back between grad school semesters only from now on. So, quitting (temporarily is Real).

can ya help me quitting h&g FORUM forever? pls :<

hey there ┬┴┬┴┤( ͡° ͜ʖ ├┬┴┬┴ New study by them harvard doctors show that getting a job reduces time spent playing video games by up to 112%, what a way to quit ! (╭☞ ͡ ͡° ͜ ʖ ͡ ͡°)╭☞

Question: Is quitting the answer or should we try and go pro? And by pro, I mean set up a twitch feed.

this group is best ever it helped me quit playing video games!

" free yourselves form the chains of artificial self-destructive escapism."

Ahhh yus.