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Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that I had such an amazing conversation a few weeks ago with the co-founders of Riot Games that we actually couldn't squeeze it all into the main interview.

So today, we have a bonus for you. It's my short conversation with Mark Merrill and Brandon Beck about how video games and digital technology are transforming the way we live for good, for bad, and in ways we don't quite understand.

And they both have some really interesting insights about all of that.

Now, of course, the main episode for Riot Games is also in your queue, but if you want to listen to this bonus episode first, go right ahead, and however you decide to do it, enjoy.

Are you guys out there? Are you out of your kids yet?

Yeah, yeah, okay. Are they little little kids?

I've got 64 and 2, and Mark has 7 and 6.

Are you guys, I mean, we are very restrictive with screens. It's a very hard, and our kids fight us on this all the time.

But you guys work in the screen world. Are you restrictive on screens?

Big time.

Yeah, we are very restrictive.

Yeah, we have no screen time during the week without very special exceptions, and then during the weekends.

Now that they're older, we do a little bit more, but it's like two hours a day max.

They're not like that. You invented League of Legends. Like, are you kidding me? I can't play a video game.

No, they try that.

Now that my son's 7, and he actually really, really enjoys what he games do, it's fascinating.

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