Bret Weinstein

Well, when I was really young. When I was a kid in high school, I used to play Castle Wolfenstein on my Apple II. Remember that? Oh, yeah.

Well, when I was really young. When I was a kid in high school, I used to play Castle Wolfenstein on my Apple II. Remember that? Oh, yeah.

Well, when I was really young. When I was a kid in high school, I used to play Castle Wolfenstein on my Apple II. Remember that? Oh, yeah.

But it was pretty cool. But here's the problem with it.

But it was pretty cool. But here's the problem with it.

But it was pretty cool. But here's the problem with it.

But think about, you know, a video game is an incredible tool for training the mind. Sure. Right? It trains you to just precisely time things, to have yourself in this mindset, to know exactly where you are in the game, to remember a sequence of moves, whatever it is. It's an incredible training engine because the incentive structure is there so that you want to get to the next level, right?

But think about, you know, a video game is an incredible tool for training the mind. Sure. Right? It trains you to just precisely time things, to have yourself in this mindset, to know exactly where you are in the game, to remember a sequence of moves, whatever it is. It's an incredible training engine because the incentive structure is there so that you want to get to the next level, right?

But think about, you know, a video game is an incredible tool for training the mind. Sure. Right? It trains you to just precisely time things, to have yourself in this mindset, to know exactly where you are in the game, to remember a sequence of moves, whatever it is. It's an incredible training engine because the incentive structure is there so that you want to get to the next level, right?

It's like what schools should be doing except what does it train you to do?

It's like what schools should be doing except what does it train you to do?

It's like what schools should be doing except what does it train you to do?

As soon as the next game captivates you, all of the skills that you invested in building are almost all wiped away. Now, maybe that's not quite true because all the first person shooters are the same. And so skills you develop in Halo work for I don't know what the others would be.

As soon as the next game captivates you, all of the skills that you invested in building are almost all wiped away. Now, maybe that's not quite true because all the first person shooters are the same. And so skills you develop in Halo work for I don't know what the others would be.

As soon as the next game captivates you, all of the skills that you invested in building are almost all wiped away. Now, maybe that's not quite true because all the first person shooters are the same. And so skills you develop in Halo work for I don't know what the others would be.

But nonetheless, the point is you're investing your ability to train your own mind into something that is guaranteed to be obsolete. That's not a good use of your time, even though I totally, you know, I did play video games.

But nonetheless, the point is you're investing your ability to train your own mind into something that is guaranteed to be obsolete. That's not a good use of your time, even though I totally, you know, I did play video games.

But nonetheless, the point is you're investing your ability to train your own mind into something that is guaranteed to be obsolete. That's not a good use of your time, even though I totally, you know, I did play video games.

Well, that makes sense.

Well, that makes sense.