Teen Who "Beat" Tetris Told To "Go Outside And Get Some Fresh Air"

beating tetris is more impressive than anything this person has ever done in her whole life.

I'm sure if her children were raking millions in from eSports or Twitch sponsorships she wouldn't be so flippant as to what constitutes "life goals" - prat.

I love the story behind the achievement and I commend Schuti for his accomplishments.

But if he were my kid, he wouldn’t be allowed to play 3-5 hours of Tetris a day.

Look, I'm always down for people to go outside and touch grass, but come on man. Like how does Scuti's mom see his son just get a world record and get wide spread acclaim for it, just say "This is not an important moment because its just a video game and he needs to go outside," when he does go out and compete in classic Tetris tournaments, and also in the fact going outside is used for people who are simply complaining about every minute thing online, when Scuti obviously seem like a super nice dude

Outside is for savages!

I mean he can make money from this (the PR alone of he manipulates it correctly) so I don’t see the problem. The point of success is to first be able to support yourself and your family if you have one or want one, then second to give back to society. If he can do that using tetris as a springboard who has the right to tell him he is wrong?

I don’t think what he did is healthy but after seeing all the esports kiddos making bank, I feel maybe I didn’t play video games enough as a child lol.

Getting fresh air is also not a life goal. Considering he defeated Tetris and he's still 13, he's got lots of time to set and achieve goals. Considering how tenacious he likely had to be to do the Tetris thing, he'll likely do well. That's the thing that people like to leave out when stories like this come up. There are far worse things this kid could be into. Plus, being a Tetris master is probably good for his brain.

He is 13 I doubt he knows what his life goals are. She is also making the assumption that all he does is stay in his room playing video games. Plus she is employed to read the news not give her opinion on stuff. She is just showing her preconceptions about people who play video games and happen to be good at them.

Go outside and get some fresh air is advice that most people in this hobby need to follow a hell of a lot more often. Far too many peter pans and dungeon CHUDs make an otherwise interesting historical topic absolutely mired with cringe.

It’s worth noting that the 13 year old’s dad died almost a month ago, and that this playthrough of Tetris was dedicated to the dad’s memory. If Jayne Secker was aware of this fact and still said what she said, she is incredibly insensitive.

This is an amazing feat that I sadly failed to accomplish in my youth. Now, as a 47 year old husband and father of an 18 year old daughter, I wish this young man a prosperous future. What he did IS amazing. He’s obviously got the brains, quick thinking, hand-eye coordination, dexterity and sticktuitiveness necessary to go far in life. Don’t pay attention to the haters, young man. They don’t know and don’t care; leave ‘em in the dust on your way to the top in whatever you choose to do.

@Spider-Kev What a mind-shearingly stupid thing to say. "Real" sports aren't real either, and none of those players should be making millions of dollars. It's still just a game.

Why are you even here? You have nothing to say.

No matter what you achieve in life there is always someone out there who will want to bring you down. Yes it’s only a game but it’s still pretty awesome that he made headlines. Well done lad.

@MoriyaMug
I agree that pro sports ball players shouldn't get the pay they do or the perks of being famous for hitting a ball with a stick or other.

I'm not a sports ball fan at all.

I've been playing video games since the Atari in the 1980s.

@Handy_Man

"It’s worth noting that the 13 year old’s dad died almost a month ago"

(question: where to find more information regarding these details)

@RubyCarbuncle I'm so sorry for your loss. I get it, as I just lost my Dad to cancer last April. I burst into tears too when I found out about this young man's father.

As a Dad myself, I'm proud of this kid! That reporter can kick rocks.

@Mario500 It’s mentioned in the description of this video:

Teenagers can't win. Criticised for playing games at home, criticised for hanging around outside.