NRG investor Alex Rodriguez claims today\u2019s kids won\u2019t outlive parents due to esports Unsplash\/Instagram: ARodFormer Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez has claimed that the current generation of children will be outlived by their parents due to video games and esports. As esports and the acceptance of making a career from video games continues to grow, the stigma around sitting in front of a screen for hours upon end has died down a little. Yet, some still harbor the older mentality of gaming titles being dangerous towards someone\u2019s health. Yet, even stranger thoughts were aired \u2013 in a video tweeted out by esports consultant Rod \u2018Slasher\u2019 Breslau \u2013 by NRG Esports investor Alex Rodriguez who warned that parents would outlive today\u2019s generation of children due to video games and esports. 600Rodriguez made the claim on August 18 while commentating a Sunday Night Baseball match-up between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates \u2013 which was being played in front of a crowd made up of participants in the Little League World Series. \u201cThis is the first generation of kids that will not outlive their parents \u2013 and to think that there are more kids today playing esports than physical sports,\u201d stated the former Yankees star. \u201cIt\u2019s something that as parents, we have to really promote going outside and playing. When we grew up, there was Atari but you had to go outside and play for 4 or 5 hours. Kids today, too many times, choose to stay inside and play video games.\u201d tonight while casting baseball @AROD said dumb things “”this is the first generation of kids that will not outlive their parents. to think there’s more kids today playing esports than physical sports\u2026kids today too many times decide to sit inside and play video games”” @bkoo pic.twitter.com\/Lp1aKA5jys \u2014 Rod Breslau (@Slasher) August 19, 2019 While he clearly disagreed with ARod\u2019s overall point, Slasher did note that exercise and leading a healthy lifestyle is still important \u2013 even if you are an esports star or just a casual player. \u201cBeing active, working out is something everyone should do to stay healthy,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cAnd esports pros & all gamers should be mindful of this when in front of a screen for long hours. But, saying this generation\u2019s kids will die before their parents \u2018bcuz video games\u2019 is some true boomer shit\u201d being active, working out is something everyone should do to stay healthy. and esports pros, all gamers should be mindful of this when in front of a screen for long hours but saying this generation’s kids will die before their parents ‘bcuz video games’ is some true boomer shit \u2014 Rod Breslau (@Slasher) August 19, 2019 Of course, as Rodriguez may well know from his investment into NRG, esports teams themselves have employed people to ensure that players lead healthy lifestyles as it does help with their performance. That switch is helping to make the classic meme of chugging Mountain Dew and tossing back Doritos a tad outdated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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