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Every thing that is used by the lower class to escape reality get stigmatized, and the more effective it is the more problematic society view it. The decline i

by belorn 5y ago

Every thing that is used by the lower class to escape reality get stigmatized, and the more effective it is the more problematic society view it. The decline in alcohol addictions is often attributed to gaming, particularly among men. I also personally prefer people who are addicted to games over those addicted to alcohol, and long term it is much safer for everyone involved.

Dah00n 5y ago
I have never heard about such a link. I gotta go dig around. Thank you for the hint.
watwut 5y ago
> The decline in alcohol addictions is often attributed to gaming, particularly among men. I have never seen this. Like, this is literally first time I see this attribution being made.
- belorn 5y ago
  Interesting, I have seen the link being discussed several times on national news, in particular to the decrease in teenage drinking. Some people also link this with lower amount of sex. There is also studies showing that heavy investment in gaming reduces the risk of excessive alcohol use and alcohol-related harm. While I have not seen a study on it, I would expect to see a correlation between the need to escape reality and the use of tools that allow escaping. With this follow also a link with social status and class. It is why alcohol use traditionally was associated with the lower classes, and laws directed at consumption of alcohol was basically laws direct at the lower classes.
sebmellen 5y ago
Color me skeptical. > [0] "Descriptive data showed no general decline in binge drinking across European countries. In contrast to our prediction, the association between binge drinking and computer gaming was not negative [b = 0.26, one-sided 95% confidence interval (−∞, 0.47), P = 0.98, Bayes Factor = 0.21]. We found the same pattern of result in a secondary analysis on six Nordic countries that have experienced declines in adolescent drinking recent years. In analyses with covariates reflecting engagement in other activities, we only observed statistical evidence for an effect of going out." [0]: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dar.13226?af=R https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dar.13226?af=R
- belorn 5y ago
  Interesting. Maybe further studies are needed. > [1] "Low-level gaming was positively associated with patterns of problematic alcohol use in the crude analyses; these associations became non-significant when controlling for demographic variables. High-level gaming was inversely associated with patterns of problematic alcohol use when controlling for demographics, personality, and mental health covariates." [1]: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352853218301883 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235285321...

by belorn 5y ago

Dah00n 5y ago

I have never heard about such a link. I gotta go dig around. Thank you for the hint.

watwut 5y ago

> The decline in alcohol addictions is often attributed to gaming, particularly among men. I have never seen this. Like, this is literally first time I see this attribution being made.

belorn 5y ago
Interesting, I have seen the link being discussed several times on national news, in particular to the decrease in teenage drinking. Some people also link this with lower amount of sex. There is also studies showing that heavy investment in gaming reduces the risk of excessive alcohol use and alcohol-related harm. While I have not seen a study on it, I would expect to see a correlation between the need to escape reality and the use of tools that allow escaping. With this follow also a link with social status and class. It is why alcohol use traditionally was associated with the lower classes, and laws directed at consumption of alcohol was basically laws direct at the lower classes.

sebmellen 5y ago

Color me skeptical. > [0] "Descriptive data showed no general decline in binge drinking across European countries. In contrast to our prediction, the association between binge drinking and computer gaming was not negative [b = 0.26, one-sided 95% confidence interval (−∞, 0.47), P = 0.98, Bayes Factor = 0.21]. We found the same pattern of result in a secondary analysis on six Nordic countries that have experienced declines in adolescent drinking recent years. In analyses with covariates reflecting engagement in other activities, we only observed statistical evidence for an effect of going out." [0]: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dar.13226?af=R https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dar.13226?af=R

belorn 5y ago
Interesting. Maybe further studies are needed. > [1] "Low-level gaming was positively associated with patterns of problematic alcohol use in the crude analyses; these associations became non-significant when controlling for demographic variables. High-level gaming was inversely associated with patterns of problematic alcohol use when controlling for demographics, personality, and mental health covariates." [1]: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352853218301883 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235285321...