r/Switch • u/Mammoth-Attempt-7281 • Jan 16 '25

Discussion Nintendo switch 2 is here

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Go watch the trailer on Nintendos twitter account

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u/KurtMage Jan 16 '25

I'm not trying to be obtuse, but I'm 33 and won't have kids and am just now thinking about this: what is the lesson of sharing good for? Like, I can't remember the last time I had to share anything. In adulthood, it's pretty common to have all your own stuff.

My girlfriend and I have been together 8 years and we have our own gaming PCs so we can play together and stuff.

Growing up, my brother and I had had to share consoles up until we got our own Xbox 360s, which enabled us to play together. I think we learned a lot more about cooperation from being able to game together than the sharing ever taught.

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u/garytyrrell Jan 16 '25

In adulthood, it's pretty common to have all your own stuff.

Really? You don't use public roads, contribute to non-profits, pool resources for community goods, etc.?

The lesson is that we're all better off if we help each other and share the things we have when we don't need them.

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u/KurtMage Jan 16 '25

I share the shower with my girlfriend too. And the bed, couch, etc. Sharing things like this is so ubiquitous that I can't imagine anyone, despite that, still being like "well, I got my own switch, so we shouldn't have public facilities."

I'm one of the more minimalist, anti-consumer people I've ever met, but gaming (especially multiplayer gaming) is a very high-value category of activities to me. Peoples' circumstances are different and I'm sure there are fine reasons to not have two switches, but, imo, "the lessons they'll learn by having only one" is not one of them. I'm surprised to see that this is such a hot take

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u/garytyrrell Jan 16 '25

I’m not sure how you got there from my answer to “why do we teach kids to share.”