Can you watch cartoons and play video games and still be mature?

[Still-alive]

Or in your mind if you play video games and watch cartoons you can't be a mature person? Are these things mutually exclusive?

I watch some cartoons still... mainly old 90s ones like x-men. and i definitely still play and collect video games. I also have a collection of disney animated movies from Snow White to i think Lilo and Stitch in order of release! A few pixar movies too.

part of my Disney collection

I think of myself as a mature person. I adhere to my priorities still. i make sure i get to all my chores, i maintain my job, any loved ones that need me i take care of them first before partaking in my hobbies... but maybe others have a different opinion on my maturity here hmmm...

Yes you can be mature and also partake in activities normally for kids like watching cartoons or playing video games

No you can't be considered mature and do those things. they are mutually exclusive

It depends on the cartoons and games they consume

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inspired by this question by the way: Would you date someone who still watches cartoons as an adult? ↗

[CrimsonAngel09]

Definitely. If anything, some games can teach in both the bad and the good.

Don't be Hoyt though.

Hogwarts Legacy: How far someone will go to cure their sibling.

Far Cry 5: No matter how many people we save, it meant nothing in the end. Not everything has a happy ending.

Mass Effect 3: We're human, and we're allowed to be stressed. Even so, we got friends and lovers that got our back no matter what.

Cyberpunk 2077: Yeah, Night City is pretty brutal; there are no happy endings. But sometimes you need to change for the better, and in the end you'll be truly happy (Nomad Ending and Judy going with you).

Far Cry 4: Sometimes a simple rule will get you right to your goal without taking the long way around.

GTA V: Sometimes the best thing you can have is sarcasm.

Some quotes:

"We can pick the game, Niko Bellic. But we cannot change the rules."- Dimitri Rascalov, GTA IV

"What a job, poker. Ask anyone on the street and they'll say it's about chance. Or talk to Sam here, and he'll say it's about bluffing. But it's not, is it? It's about keeping you playing, until the house collects!"- Hoyt Volker, Far Cry 3

"Revenge is a long and treacherous road, isn't it Mr. Pendleton? But where does it end?"- The Nun, Silent Hill Downpour

"Keep your head on a swivel and an eye to the sky."- Eli Palmer, Far Cry 5

"Yeah, I don't trust anyone that makes more money than me."- Joker, Mass Effect 2

"If I don't, who will? We must carry the weight of our decisions, Shepard. You, of all people, know this."- Thane when Shepard says don't blame yourself, Mass Effect 2

[CrimsonAngel09]

"Not every problem should be solved with a bullet."- Joseph Seed, Far Cry 5

[Still-alive]

i gotta give cyberpunk 2077 another try. sounds like they really improved things since that disastrous launch back in 2020 lol

[CrimsonAngel09]

I didn't even touch it until the patch. At first played it on PS4, then recently PS5. Even though it did great on the PS4 despite late load ins, it's a lot better on the PS5.

I pre-ordered Phantom Liberty, but haven't had a chance to start it yet. It has relatively positive reviews.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

I've noticed this is a trend among recent generations, worrying about cartoons being childish or video games somehow taking away your "adult" status. The reality is a lot of us as adults really hate being adults, so it's easy for us to hold onto the nostalgia of being a child, enjoying things that were made for a younger audience but still hold relevance to us. Plus, I don't think there's anything wrong with appreciating animation on its own, the art of making a cartoon -- let alone the process of cartoon production -- is very much indeed an art. Someone put a lot of love into that to tell a story (or something to make everyone laugh because they think it's funny) and there's no reason you can't appreciate that sentiment alone as an adult.

[Still-alive]

Agreed

[Screenwriter]

Nothing wrong with cartoons or video games. I've loved cartoons since a tiny child and still love them: old ones and new. Good cartoons are no different than any comedic/dramatic film, except there are no physical limits with animation. Rick and Morty is irreverent and as hilarious as Bugs, Wily Coyote and Road Runner, Ren and Stimpy, Catdog, Invader Zim, Rocko's Modern Life and a host of others. And I'm always equally on the lookout for good video games. I was around when Marble Madness, Q-bert and and Zaxxon were around. I love shooter games. Just shooting bugs. Galaxia. There's a hundred more.

On NPR today they listed a host of ecological video games that have just come out. Don't know where to find them, but I'm a member of my NPR station, so I can find out and see how I can get one.

It all falls under entertainment. Am I immature because I ride a bike or a skateboard? Because kids do it? As long as you're able and you enjoy something and take care of whatever adult business you need to, it's copacetic, and FUN.

[DeeDeeDeVour]

My husband & I remind ourselves to "turn off that 'serious switch' and kick back!"

We often watch cartoons together.

Plus, we occasionally play video games.

We believe we're entitled to goof around like irresponsible teenagers every once-in-a-while.

Our parents have repeatedly said that we're both "still young at heart" which I believe is true.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

Yes, you can. Infact more studies are showing that those who watch cartoons are shown to be more mature.

[Still-alive]

Oh really? You have a link to that study. Would be interested to check that out

[PBandJ_Nerd]

I cannot find it, but here is benefits to it: https://alignthoughts.com/psychology-of-cartoons/

[goaded]

Have you seen Smallfoot? And games are games, they're fun for everyone.

[Still-alive]

I have not

[goaded]

It's a film about a man who crash-lands in the high Himalayas and encounters some rather large and hairy people...

[Still-alive]

Lol the way you describe it sounds like a Human Centipede type of movie... its just a kids movie about a yeti :p

[goaded]

You're sick! :)

[goaded]

Please pass on my condonlences to @sage2021

[Nikki1989]

If you engage in childish activities, you only make sense, you are probably a childish person.

[Still-alive]

Hard disagree…

[abc3643]

There's nothing wrong with cartoons.

Anyone who thinks that being an adult and watching cartoons is immature is actually the one who is immature.

[menina]

Yes, I think you can still be mature. From what you said, you act like a responsible adult, so I don't think that watching cartoons and playing video games makes you immature.

[Potteplante]

Our maturity isn't linked to our hobbies.

If that was the case then I was far more mature as a child than I am now.

[Starrrboy]

Yeah I don't know why people like to put themselves in boxes... these stuff is like a form of art and just something you enjoy.. it had nothing to do with intelligence and other stuff !

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Yes, older people can watch cartoons and play video games.

[DaBiggestBird]

Of course you can. That’s like saying all white girls start their day off with a Starbucks coffee

[LiamJHayden]

Yes. Older cartoons like the Bugs Bunny ones were entertaining on one level for kids and often on a different one for adults.

[Sparkie460]

I don't do either of them.

[Still-alive]

But if you met someone who does those things would you see them as mature or not?

[Sparkie460]

Everyone has a child inside of them. You can still be mature but do childish things. I touch all the buttons in the toy section

[Still-alive]

As you should lol