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On the other side, they said that video games can be relaxing and can cause relief after a long day. I thought that this was a really good point because i can actually relate to this.

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I think that video games can be quite helpful because not talking one on one can make it very easy to talk to each other if you are someone that doesn't like talking face to face.

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One thing I heard was that some video games can cause low self-esteem bringing down someone's confidence. In class, we watched a video that showed someone talking about how video games can create more self-confidence through success. But then the con side said that someone's self-confidence can be lowered by failure in video games. Both sides said that feelings in video games can be easily recreated in real life after playing. I believe failure and success can be created in video games. So both points can be true. I also think it depends on the video game, person, and situation.

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One thing that the other side said was that video games can be calming and can help make friends and build teamwork. People also said it can help build trust.

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Something that influenced me was that video games can be help people cope with pain. This would probably have never occurred to me. I do believe that if video games are played extensively it is possible to lose touch with the real world. In my opinion balance is the key; life is to be enjoyed and different people do that differently.

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One thing I heard that from the other side was that video games can act as an escape.
I thought this was interesting because from personal experience it sort of does.

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Some people despise of video games but its really just the new generation kicking in. Lots of people think fortnite is just a game that makes you spend all ur money when in reality its a free to play game with no pay to win.

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i think video games can help you learn how to work with friends and learn how to work in a group

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One thing that the other side stated was that you can get addicted to video games and they can hurt your eyes. I think that you can contain the time that you play video games and you can wear blue light glasses.

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One thing the other side said was about how most children don't realize what's dangerous about playing video games. For example, spending too much money and becoming safer against online predators. But they are also good sometimes because they can help kids socialize and help with their problem-solving skills in the "Real world". It also depends on the video game and the kid.

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One thing the other side said was that video games help build good social skills and problem-solving because you can develop those skills to play video games.

I thought this was interesting because it revealed how video games can be actually good for you and video games can actually be good for your social skills.

this influenced my thinking because it expanded on my thinking and gave me more ideas of the pros and cons of video games.

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One thing I heard was that it can lead to unhappiness outside of games.

I found this very interesting and think this can be very true, especially if they are addicted.

I think that video games can definitely be something bad, if you don't set limits, like only playing a certain amount at a certain time and not spending money.

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Something I heard was that video games can cause happiness but with the routine of playing video games causing happiness than everything els doesn't

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one thing the other side stated was that video games  send lots of dopamine to your brain and that can cause depression and you can get addicted. I think this can be true but if you set a limit of what you can play then your don't have to worry .

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One thing that the other side said was that during covid a lot of people made good friends with people while playing video games.

I though this was interesting because during covid there really wasn't a different way you could communicate to others while doing something you love without not being safe.

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the other side made good points of saying that video games can help people socialize during covid.

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One thing I found interesting from our discussion was how everyone seemed to share a view about how there needed to be balance between playing games for fun, but also not getting addicted.
This was interesting to me because I have found that's what everyone that talks about this issue shares this opinion, but still all over the world people have trouble going along with it.

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One thing that the other side said was that video games can cause an addiction and make people spend way too much on video games. They can also cause you to stay up really late which can cause a lack of sleep

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I was influenced when someone said that video games are fine if you limit them and don't get addicted. Also, the fact that the discussions showed that video games aren't good or bad. I think it's important that we stay in connection with reality.

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One thing that the other side said was the addiction that video games can cause. Addiction to the point of charging hundreds of dollars on their parent's credit cards or staying up until midnight.

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The other team said that video games can connect people when they can be together physically. I thought that this was interesting because I always though that games took away time that could be used to hang out with friends or family but they thought that opposite.

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One thing that someone said on the other side was that it can bring people together. People connect over things they like, or share in common, and video games are an easy way to work together and connect over something you both like. Also, people from all around the world people can connect over video games.

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One thing that the other side said was that playing video games can make kids less social.

I thought this was interesting because although games are a social activity in some ways it makes sense that it may ruin any real life social skills because of all the time you spend on them and how differently you communicate over a video game then in real life.

This influenced my thinking as I looked back on my own screen time and how much it has cut into the time I could be spending with friends and building up my social skills.

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One thing the other side said was that kids can get really addicted to video games and stops their productivity.

I thought this was interesting because I think that this is probably the main reason that video games are bad

This influenced my thinking because it created another negative against video games.

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Something that the con team said was that gaming can corrupt your social life.
I thought that this was interesting because it is true that if you get too addicted to video games, you may see a diffrance in your social life as you will spend less time with your friends and family.

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One thing the other team said that swayed me a little was how you can make a lot of good friends when you are gaming. One of my points in the argument was that games isolate you from the real world and I still think this is true but I feel less strongly about it.

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One comment that the other side made was that video games would desensitize children to violence.

I thought this was interesting because even though children can choose or not choose to be violent, there may be a subconscious that wants to be.

This is influenced my thinking by showing me that even though there are some beneficial things about video games it is best to stay away from gory or violent ones due to desensitization.

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One thing the other side said was that video games can affect child brain development.

I thought this was interesting because this is an affect that many people don't realize.

This influenced my thinking because it made me see video games in a more negative light.

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One thing the other side said was the people they meet on videogames are weird and mean.
I thought this was interesting because we brought up the same topic just on the opposite opinion. We beleived the people you can meet over video games can be long life frieds to you.

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The other side how video games help with real world situation. We rebutted by saying that many of them don't help with situations in the real world. It supported our opinion on the topic, because we thought all along that video games didn't help you in the real world.

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one thing that the other side said was that video games can make kids mad and that many kids can't control their anger while playing. I thought this was interesting because whenever I've played video games i never get super mad tp the point i cant control it.

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Something the other side said was that video games help kids be more confident and persistent.

something I thought was interesting was that video games can get extremely addictive and make kids socialize less.

this influenced my thinking because I learned some good things about video games but  I still think video games, for the most part, are bad for kids

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one thing that the other side said was that video games can cause anger issues.  I thought this was interesting because I had not thought about how video games could alter one's personality. this influenced my opinion on the topic slightly.

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One thing the other side said was that video games could improve the social life of kids by allowing them to communicate while playing. I thought this was interesting because it can help kids branch out and make friends. It influenced my thinking because I felt that talking to anyone online may lead to indecent exposure and dangerous situations in the real world.

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One thing the other side said was, gaming gives kids motivation, and they make new friends.

I thought it was interesting because it lets kids make friends in a new and easier environment.

This influenced my thinking because it made me think about how video games could have a positive impact.

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One thing the other side said was that playing video games can make kids less social.
I thought this was interesting because even though they are interacting with other players, they are still alone.
This influenced my thinking by showing me how video games are bad which is totally not what I thought before.

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One thing the other side said was video games can help to practice for real-life social situations. Although online gaming can be dangerous if there are restraints on the games it can be an influence on kids' social life in a positive way.

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One thing the other side said was that video games are bad for your eyes.

I thought this was interesting because prolonged exposure to video games could be very bad for your health.

This influenced my thinking because it added a negative to the other side.

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One thing the other side was that video games can cause your brain to release dopamine and then after your brain produces a strong drive to get that reaction again.

I thought this was interesting because I never knew that your brain searched for that dopamine reaction again.

This influenced my thinking because it created another negative against video games.

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One thing the other side said was that any lack of discipline is the parents fault not the games. I thought this was interesting because some parents don"t put any restrictions on what games kids play and they end up getting addicted.

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One thing the other side said was the social impact that video games have, you can make new friends and branch out.

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