Nobody is arguing that video games are a net harm to humanity, but I'm interested in knowing just what benefits you think video gaming confers versus things whi

Nobody is arguing that video games are a net harm to humanity, but I'm interested in knowing just what benefits you think video gaming confers versus things which haven't been identified as addictive, such as reading books. The fact is that we can't give video games a carte blanche simply because most people deal with them well. Alcohol is usually fine for most people, like video games it can confer benefits (e.g. social ones) but that doesn't mean alcoholism is a bogus thing to worry about.