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Not if they're old/used. Even new games are cheaper than sports lessons, music lessons, or living in a nice area for other activities.

Of course, without video games either, kids will find a way to have fun regardless. My grim apartment complex still had kids kicking around a soccer ball or riding bikes in the parking lot.



And it wouldn't surprise me if after adjusting for soccer and bike related medical costs, video games still beat those out in cost per unit time.


I don't know. As a kid, I very rarely heard of other kids being injured from soccer or biking in a way that requires a doctor's visit. People broke limbs skiing or something. The kids playing in the parking lot could've had govt-supplied health coverage anyway; they lived in 2br apartments shared by two families.




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