Okay I wrote up my thoughts on the McGonigal Tetris/PTSD thing: https://theconversation.com/games-evangelists-and-naysayers-25006 … Now I'm leaving the internet for 5 hours
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@avantgame Sounds like you feel nuance has been lost. Perhaps a longer form rebuttal? Twitter is not well-suited for debate..Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame couldn't read past the first few paragraphs.@BRKeogh clearly has an axe to grind and sloppily tries to conflate different rants. - 1 more reply
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@avantgame So it's better to encourage cynicism than try something that might be helpful? :/Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame@BRKeogh seems odd to use a drug trial analogy to a theory which has more psychological impact than biochemical?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame@BRKeogh aren't there enough studies about this to do one of these http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/view/0/AboutCochraneSystematicReviews.html …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame@BRKeogh psychology studies r more open 2 expanding "trials" 2 larger test groups based on smaller tests (unlike drug trials) -
@avantgame@BRKeogh apologies 140 character limit...utilising crowd sourcing may appear irresponsible but it seems the fastest...
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@avantgame: I am sharing this by@BRKeogh because I am not scared of criticism. i disagree with it obviously.https://theconversation.com/games-evangelists-and-naysayers-25006 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame@BRKeogh I find it hard to see a downside to playing a game for 10-20 min. If it helped even a few percent of people that is +Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame@BRKeogh Especially, of course, if your livelihood is dependent on drugs in one form or another.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame@BRKeogh It is tempting to want to believe drugs are fundamentally positive things.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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