People still do that. Especially us poor kids who don't have the money for the latest video games.
[ Or, you know, to eat every night. ]
If it's any consolation, you could pass for an older person in the here and now with those questions. You'd just need to shake your cane and tell all those young whippersnappers to get off your lawn.
...Really, though, I don't see how it has to be an either/or thing. There are more options these days, is all. And with video games, no one cares if you have to use a wheelchair, or you can't catch a ball to save your life, or you're just the ugly weird kid nobody likes. You can play anyway. I only ever got to play video games a little bit, after I got adopted, and I had more interesting ways to spend my time by then, but I can see the appeal.
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[ Or, you know, to eat every night. ]
If it's any consolation, you could pass for an older person in the here and now with those questions. You'd just need to shake your cane and tell all those young whippersnappers to get off your lawn.
...Really, though, I don't see how it has to be an either/or thing. There are more options these days, is all. And with video games, no one cares if you have to use a wheelchair, or you can't catch a ball to save your life, or you're just the ugly weird kid nobody likes. You can play anyway. I only ever got to play video games a little bit, after I got adopted, and I had more interesting ways to spend my time by then, but I can see the appeal.