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Trying to look at from their point of view and in good faith, excessive childhood gaming seem to be causing problems for some people like stunting their persona

Trying to look at from their point of view and in good faith, excessive childhood gaming seem to be causing problems for some people like stunting their personal and intellectual development. China seems to be taking a stance that their citizens are a human resource for their country, and excessive gaming is hurting their asset.

TedDoesntTalk 5y ago
> like stunting their personal and intellectual development This. And social development. What are the implications of having all of your friends online and never met them in real life?
- shadofx 5y ago
  Lower likelihood of Covid, for one
  - mkoryak 5y ago
    What else? I can think of a dozen negatives
    - TedDoesntTalk 5y ago
      I wish I knew. I mean, no sex?
      - throwaway5752 5y ago
        I really do wish we could have a better discussion about this - not this thread, or even this submission, but in general. It's interesting how gaming addiction is on the fast track for a formal disorder diagnosis (https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/internet-gaming https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/internet-gaming, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5700715/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5700715/). When I look at Candy Crush - just to pick on one - and other "gamified" (ie optimized for addiction) cases they seem to have a lot more negatives, particularly for groups with still-developing prefrontal cortexes. I really worry about the developmental impact of modern gaming and social media. I have increasingly seen kids that are just not well attached to reality in ways that are detrimental to them, going on several years now. It feels bad to pick on escapism when the world is such a mess, but, just like the similarly increasing drug problems (particularly in opiates) it is only making the situation worse.
- mippenhappen 5y ago
  >What are the implications of having all of your friends online Peace and quiet?

TedDoesntTalk 5y ago

> like stunting their personal and intellectual development This. And social development. What are the implications of having all of your friends online and never met them in real life?

shadofx 5y ago
Lower likelihood of Covid, for one
- mkoryak 5y ago
  What else? I can think of a dozen negatives
  - TedDoesntTalk 5y ago
    I wish I knew. I mean, no sex?
    - throwaway5752 5y ago
      I really do wish we could have a better discussion about this - not this thread, or even this submission, but in general. It's interesting how gaming addiction is on the fast track for a formal disorder diagnosis (https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/internet-gaming https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/internet-gaming, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5700715/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5700715/). When I look at Candy Crush - just to pick on one - and other "gamified" (ie optimized for addiction) cases they seem to have a lot more negatives, particularly for groups with still-developing prefrontal cortexes. I really worry about the developmental impact of modern gaming and social media. I have increasingly seen kids that are just not well attached to reality in ways that are detrimental to them, going on several years now. It feels bad to pick on escapism when the world is such a mess, but, just like the similarly increasing drug problems (particularly in opiates) it is only making the situation worse.
mippenhappen 5y ago
>What are the implications of having all of your friends online Peace and quiet?