Why don't my parents allow me to use a gaming PC?

Why don't my parents allow me a gaming PC?! I'm currently in the 4th grade of an MS and have very good to good grades, but they still don't allow me to build my own gaming PC. Most of my friends have gross gaming PCs, and all I have is one bad little laptop. I'm very familiar with the individual PC components and could assemble a PC without any problems! I also have enough money in my savings account and could buy a PC with a cool monitor, etc. But whenever I ask my parents about it, I only get the answers; You don't need, the others certainly don't have that either, there are children who are much worse off, and so on. My parents also say that the money I have saved would be for my driver's license, but until I get that one time, I have the money inside again 50 times! I've been trying to persuade my parents for over 3 years but it hasn't worked so far and I'm slowly desperate. They also always say that if I make my own money and I grow up I can buy one myself. They just don't understand that I need / want to have it now because I'm always marginalized and all that! I ask for good and helpful answers - thanks in advance!

Had the case too. Do you have older siblings? If so, talk to them, in my case they told my parents that it was my money and that I could do what I want.

Unfortunately I don't have any older siblings, but thank you anyway

Don't your parents have a PC that you can play well on? Your parents probably don't want you to get addicted. And that you "waste" your time with it. You could suggest that your PC "may" only be switched on at certain times. So that you don't get distracted from homework. Another point is that fresh air is also important, and not just playing at home in front of it. So come to an agreement with your parents that you will also spend time outside. Tell them it's a hobby and you enjoy playing with others.

I've already tried, thanks anyway!

Why don't my parents allow me a gaming PC?

you have to ask your parents directly. Maybe because a gaming PC costs a lot of money? Because they don't want you to sit in front of the PC that much?

d have very good to good grades, but they still don't allow me to build my own gaming PC

Even with good grades, your parents may prefer that you move around in your free time and not sit in front of the PC

I also have enough money in my savings account, and I could buy a PC with a cool monitor, etc. - My parents also say that the money I saved would be for my driver's license, but until I get that one, I'll have it Money inside again 50 times! I.

well then just keep saving until you have the money for driver's license + gaming PC together. Then there's nothing they can say about the money.

have been trying to persuade my parents for more than 3 years but it hasn't worked so far and I'm slowly despairing

If you hadn't tried to persuade your parents in the 3 years but had worked 3 years in the summer, then you would already have the money for a driver's license + gaming PC

They just don't understand that I need / want to have it now because I'm always marginalized and all that

If you get sidelined for not having a gaming PC, they're not good friends anyway.

Oh yes, just as info: I own a gaming PC myself and play my 2h every evening - so I have nothing against gaming PCs or gaming myself. But I bought it myself and still have enough money in the account - and I gamble in the evening when all the day's tasks are done

Unfortunately there are still parents who only see gaming with computers, that people get addicted, that they no longer live "real life".

When I was young I really wanted a computer too, but my parents didn't. That only changed when a father friend asked when I would get a computer.
Attention was then paid to that father friend. He was an engineer and what he said couldn't be so wrong.

So when I was 14 I had my own computer. And of course I gambled, but I also started programming pretty quickly. No question about it, I sat in front of the box a lot, but I also learned a lot.
Today I'm a software developer and I can certainly say that I earn far better than some others, even though many others were far better at school.

The fact that some people still see computers as "another world" is understandable for me, but just as big is my lack of understanding why one does not want to change this fact. We live in a society that is becoming more and more digital. Whoever has the chance to participate should do so, or else be left behind.
Children play and learn, that has always been the case. Only the medium has changed. When children play football outside, nobody asks "what will this bring for their future job?"

I suppose you will find it very difficult to convince your parents. Anyone who argues with "others do not have that either, others are doing so badly" does not want to seriously argue.

My advice would be to start programming on your laptop and then argue that you want something better so that you can continue learning. The chances of success are very slim, because your parents certainly lack understanding (oh yes, that's a prejudice).

You are 14 now and not having a great deal of computer skills is not yet critical. You have a laptop, so you are generally familiar.
I know people who weren't allowed to sit in front of the computer until they were older (17-18), simply because their parents demonized it. That didn't really make it easy for these people to study and advance professionally.

Unfortunately, the step towards a digital society is far from complete and it will obviously take a few more generations.

OK, keep trying. Just don't get on their nerves too much. Let me tell you that I didn't have my first gaming capable PC until I was 20. You can still gamble later.

Try some screen time that your parents can control.

Then maybe you can buy one and your parents are in control.

Thanks i will try!