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I concede somewhat, you are correct, the psychological manipulation present in contemporary game design certainly ups the stakes, still, we can teach our childr
by tudorw 7y ago
I concede somewhat, you are correct, the psychological manipulation present in contemporary game design certainly ups the stakes, still, we can teach our children that gambling is a risky activity, it will cost time and money, lost opportunities, so there is still hope.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoContinuing deeper into this conversation would lead towards a discussion of how accurate a model of "free will" is, but I'm not so sure that certain activities are so different than addictive drugs such as opioids. If people become so good at pressing the right buttons in the brain, the probability of success of "teaching" children to not get addicted will be very low, and the best chance of success is abstain from it, just like with opioids.