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Because people who don't play games think it's weird that others are interested in things they don't like. So there must be something wrong with them. There's
by Mirioron 8y ago
Because people who don't play games think it's weird that others are interested in things they don't like. So there must be something wrong with them.
There's a good reason why many psychologists and psychiatrists were against the inclusion of this in ICD-11 and why the DSM5 does not list it as an officially recognized disorder either.
- hkmurakami 8y agoIsn't it basically analogous to say sex addiction or porn addiction wrt the underlying psychology?
- noobermin 8y agoFWIR sex/porn addiction is a suspect concept for many psychologists just like "masturbation addiction" is. One wonders whether such ideas are based in psychology vs. social attitudes of certain people similar to the attitudes those who think "masturbation addiction" is a thing.