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Are video games still considered an addiction by someone?
by aglavine 9y ago
Are video games still considered an addiction by someone?
- neaden 9y agoVideo games certainly can be addictive, just like gambling. That doesn't mean everyone who gambles is an addict, just like everyone who drinks isn't an alcoholic or plays the slots isn't a gambling addict. They certainly can be and worryingly they are increasingly designed to be addictive.
- Cthulhu_ 9y agoYup, by me. Source: I'm 32 and if I could I'd spend all my time playing video games. This hasn't changed much from back when I was a kid. Doesn't help that games are so much better nowadays either. FACTORIO IS CRACK COCAINE. Just cheaper and with less withdrawal effects.
- ghostbrainalpha 9y agoSame here. I always wonder in conversations about UBI... I'm a fairly productive person because I have to be, but given the option I would drop off the grid and crush candies ALL DAY.
- TomK32 9y agoFactorio is terrible, the developers must have all TN displays, that's how dark it is on my superior IPS display. Gotta go, my dwarfen outpost needs me for some more FUN.
- barrkel 9y agoI find them much less interesting these days that I used to when I was in my 20s. I'm not sure if it's because the games are better or worse -- I haven't found games as engaging as Thief or Deus Ex since those old days -- but I rather suspect it's because there's nothing at stake. I don't walk away with anything other than the experience. The experience needs to be pretty excellent throughout, and in particular grinding and filler needs to be kept to a minimum.
- tvanantwerp 9y agoIf I'm not careful, I can easily spend as much time playing games as I do at work. Video games are absolutely an addiction for me. Can't get enough. I'm just like you--I'd play them all the time if I could get away with it.
- pps43 9y agoWHO adds gaming disorder in ICD-11 (as 6C71).
- Domenic_S 9y agoAnything can be an addiction.
- 0xdeadbeefbabe 9y agoI knew this guy who was addicted to semicolons.
- tannhauser23 9y agoIt CAN be addictive. I have a friend who spends all his free time playing an iPhone game - even when we're hanging out at a bar he has it turned on and he glances at it to make sure his character is leveling up. He also spent $10k plus on game items. I'd say he's very much addicted.