Chinese Gaming Limits

[Mat4644]

It's a parents responsibility not the gov's. Worked with many from India in IT. Their parents more in tune with less gaming and sports after the age of 12. Schools more in tune with market reality and what's needed. Graduates hit the road able to work and miles and miles ahead of US grads.

This is what the Chinese goal is. It is to dominate.

 

[Sigarms]

I follow what our friends in China are doing out of interest. If I was still in school, I would want to learn to speak the language. Fortunately, I am too old to worry much about them, but they will be a force to be reckoned with.

Considering China is about 20% of the world population (vs the US percentage of under 5%) I would say your comment was spot on.

 

[Cub 7275]

Yep, while our youth are slouching in chairs, living their lives in digital fantasy worlds, the Chinese will be taking over the real world.

In all seriousness, the restrictions likely have more to do with the government's fear of the gaming world being an alternate pathway to spread dissent amongst it's peasants. Might these restrictions on those under 18 be the first step in getting their society to accept them, after which they can more easily apply the restrictions to rest of their society?

Look up their "social credit system" if you want to lose sleep at night, both because of how it effectively controls the people and because it shows it is technologically possible to monitor everyone all the time! 1984 a bit later than predicted?

 

[rademamj1]

At first I thought these online gaming restrictions applied to online card games, like Blackjack, Poker and Mahjongg. But it certainly does apply to online video games, in an attempt to force academic responsibility into the under 18 age group. Personally, I would like to see video games in USA declared addictive and no video games allowed until age 21. That's treating video games as very similar to alcohol and cigarettes.

 

[Alan W.]

China is banning a lot of things. They want their boys growing up to be manly men.

China Puts an “Effeminate Ban”; Idols in Trouble? – JayneStars.com

www.jaynestars.com

 

[Wakey]

Look up their "social credit system" if you want to lose sleep at night, both because of how it effectively controls the people and because it shows it is technologically possible to monitor everyone all the time! 1984 a bit later than predicted?

Cub, that is now in the US and much of the west. Google assisted China in the development.

 

[Torvy]

While this may seem radical, bear with me....
Part of the education problem in the US, is how the 14th Amendment has been twisted so far from its intended purpose. The end result being that compared to most modern countries, the US teaches beyond capacity for many, which leaves our best and brightest behind. A lot of countries filter out students early so secondary schools are full of intelligent, motivated students. (sure, some of that motivation is external). As long as we continue to try too hard to be fair, we will always lean toward mediocrity. The flip side is that our less educated are better educated than their less educated, whatever that is worth.

 

[Wakey]

Agreed, and now many schools won’t suspend problem children. They are left in the classroom to continue to disrupt the learning process.

 

[NorTracNY]

Agreed, and now many schools won’t suspend problem children. They are left in the classroom to continue to disrupt the learning process.

Suspension hardly exist. I know of teachers that are powerless. If they send a disruptive kid to the principal's office, the kid will return with the knowledge that the teacher will be scolded for not dealing with the kid! Most administrations don't have the teachers' back.

I've always referred to the "No Child Left Behind" as the "No Child Shall Get Ahead."

 

[Pixguy]

Chinese love their gambling. Ever go to. A casino on a Saturday morning? They're bussed in by the thousands. At one casino I saw them pull out regular tables like blackjack and brought in gaming they liked.