I don't consider having fun a waste of time, just like I don't consider yummy cuisine a waste of food. Half of the reason to be alive is to enjoy it, and the other half is to endure it.

Roblox is a really stupid platform with a lot of really bad exploitive ideas.

But I think the popularity of games like it and fortnite are huge indicators that we need more third spaces for our children. There's nowhere really for any kids to hang out easily anymore other than at school or online. When school ends, what are they supposed to do? Sure. Some kids are lucky enough to have transportation and can hang out with each other. Can bike across the neighborhood. But in our car-centric society that's not so easy for everybody, especially children.

These online spaces tend to be the easiest route for children to hang out in the modern age. If we want kids to be spending less time online, we need to build them spaces they can spend time in real life.

Many of the games in Roblox manage to basically recreate many "real" games except within Roblox where kids don't have to beg their parents for another new game. That's the big thing for kids, tons of replayability with a single purchase so they don't have to rely on their parents spending more money

I think the idea is that if you can make a functional game within a game, that leaves a lot of room for experimentation that otherwise wouldn't get done, like has been done in the past with modding tools. Some of the games within Roblox seem pretty innovative, it's just a shame that the way they do business is so focused on microtransactions and psychological manipulation/exploitation of children.

You sound like a vulcan. Sorry not all of us can be as efficient and practical all the time I guess? Quit yucking other people's yum

Lmao get off the internet then loser.

Different strokes for different folks I guess. I consider doing dumb stuff with your friends when you're a kid to be one of life's greatest joys