4 ms·
I feel like this is already tested, extensively, by the "video games cause school shootings" crowd.
by urthor 4y ago
I feel like this is already tested, extensively, by the "video games cause school shootings" crowd.
- matheusmoreira 4y agoThat particular claim is bullshit but it is true that video games can cause physiological changes and even harm. Like social media, video games today are straight up designed to be addictive. They're essentially Skinner's boxes but the reward lever is the player's credit card. Not only can addiction of any sort cause physiological changes in the reward center of the brain, video games can also impact physical, social and financial well being by virtue of being an expensive, addictive, sedentary and often isolated activity. Video game addiction is already a recognized medical diagnosis in ICD-11. https://www.who.int/news/item/14-09-2018-inclusion-of-gaming-disorder-in-icd-11 https://www.who.int/news/item/14-09-2018-inclusion-of-gaming...