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The problem here is not the addiction to the game itself, but rather to the fact that sometimes they become a gambling addiction issue, with all the issues it b

by ratww 6y ago

The problem here is not the addiction to the game itself, but rather to the fact that sometimes they become a gambling addiction issue, with all the issues it brings. It ends up being a money pit for some people, with the worst offenders spending thousands of dollars a month on pay-to-play mobile games. Gambling addiction is also something that's normally hidden from the partner, and mobile games are great at allowing that, so there's also this difference. The partner won't see the issue until it's too late.

watwut 6y ago
The thread was about addiction and anyway, calling these gambling is a stretch. You do know about partners gambling and people do complain about it. The partner and kids are typically the person who get the most of consequences. But my other point was about hypocrisy. People here go at length hating on Farmville and talking about addiction, because Farmville is not cool in their social circles and is game they personally dont like. You do not get the same outcry about games that are actually the most frequently mentioned by people who deal with gaming addiction issues. Those games are mentioned either positively or not at all. And if you would call the people who play those games feeble minded, you would not ended up upvoted.
- BlueTemplar 6y ago
  They are considered psychologically akin to gambling, are being investigated in several countries under their relation with gambling, and at least one country (Belgium) has declared them to be gambling.
  - watwut 6y ago
    And plenty of others concluded that calling Farmville gambling is absurd stretch. Besides, I found that Overwatch, FIFA 18, and Counter Strike: Global Offensive at considered "game of chance" in Belgium, because you place bet and win or loose. Not clickers like Farmville. I did not found a single article that would implied so.
    - BlueTemplar 6y ago
      Because Farmville is irrelevant today ?

by ratww 6y ago

watwut 6y ago

The thread was about addiction and anyway, calling these gambling is a stretch. You do know about partners gambling and people do complain about it. The partner and kids are typically the person who get the most of consequences. But my other point was about hypocrisy. People here go at length hating on Farmville and talking about addiction, because Farmville is not cool in their social circles and is game they personally dont like. You do not get the same outcry about games that are actually the most frequently mentioned by people who deal with gaming addiction issues. Those games are mentioned either positively or not at all. And if you would call the people who play those games feeble minded, you would not ended up upvoted.

BlueTemplar 6y ago
They are considered psychologically akin to gambling, are being investigated in several countries under their relation with gambling, and at least one country (Belgium) has declared them to be gambling.
- watwut 6y ago
  And plenty of others concluded that calling Farmville gambling is absurd stretch. Besides, I found that Overwatch, FIFA 18, and Counter Strike: Global Offensive at considered "game of chance" in Belgium, because you place bet and win or loose. Not clickers like Farmville. I did not found a single article that would implied so.
  - BlueTemplar 6y ago
    Because Farmville is irrelevant today ?