Teen That’s Spent Countless Hours On Minecraft Not Interested In Picking Up Shovel In Real Life

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | Contact

13 year old Minecraft enthusiast Nathan Hargreaves has once again refused to participate in any real-world digging, despite spending roughly 200 hours enthusiastically tunnelling through pixellated terrain on his computer.

Nathan’s dad, Greg, says he’s been trying for months to convert his son’s  passion into actual yard work, with absolutely no success.

“I told him, ‘if you’re having that much fun digging pretend holes, you could at least help me with one real one,’” says Greg, as he shows our reporter a half-finished garden bed he’s now attempted to complete alone three weekends in a row, “but he’s not interested.”

Greg explained that he even tried appealing to Nathan’s gaming logic, which just earned him a weird look.

“I said, ‘If you shovel this mulch, you’ll level up as a man.’

According to Greg, the bulk of Nathan’s interests seem to be playing online versions of real outdoor activities.

“He was playing that cowboy game a while back. I asked him if he’d be keen on camping and he said no.”

"Doesn't make any bloody sense."

More to come.