4 ms·

Why? Assuming it doesn't become overwhelming I don't see the issue with that, same as any other stress relief.

by SketchySeaBeast 4y ago

DelightOne 4y ago
Its too addicting.
- falcolas 4y ago
  No more addicting than TV or movies. More engaging, on the other hand…
  - ketzo 4y ago
    If it’s more engaging, how could it not be more addictive?
  - oneoff786 4y ago
    I don’t think I have ever heard of someone having a movie addiction?
- SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
  I don't know, I think a great number of previous video game players have grown up and become functional humans given the majority of children in the last few generations will have played videos games for entertainment in one fashion or another. There's always outliers who will have problems of course, but that doesn't mean it's bad for the rest.
- Gigachad 4y ago
  I feel like I have the opposites of an addictive personality. I enjoy playing games but I struggle to stay interested in any game for more than 10 hours and then I need a few months to reset and play it again. The only thing I have become addicted to is Hacker News and reddit. Arguably worse for you than games, for reddit at least.
- practice9 4y ago
  Perhaps the underlying addiction mechanism (dopamine) also improves cognitive performance (as a side effect)
educaysean 4y ago
I grew up in South Korea where kids are placed under immense academic stress and gaming is an established mainstream culture. In the last two decades or so, the instances of kids and adults suffering from severe gaming addiction have become increasingly common. The issue is exacerbated by the fact that more gaming companies are embracing loot boxes, pay-to-win schemes, and other parlor tricks to not only keep the players addicted but to also extract as much cash as possible from its captive audience. When hearing the stories of people whose lives were ruined by video games, it's hard not to draw the similarities with gambling addicts who poured their entire life savings into casinos. Except the casinos now exist in the pockets of 14 year olds, accessible at all times. I'm a long time gamer and a hobby game dev myself. I very much dislike the tendency for media to overstate the harms of gaming, but the reality is that gaming in its current form can be a very dangerous thing to become addicted to.
heavyset_go 4y ago
Companies will exploit this psychology to get you to play and spend more.

Why? Assuming it doesn't become overwhelming I don't see the issue with that, same as any other stress relief.

DelightOne 4y ago

Its too addicting.

falcolas 4y ago
No more addicting than TV or movies. More engaging, on the other hand…
- ketzo 4y ago
  If it’s more engaging, how could it not be more addictive?
- oneoff786 4y ago
  I don’t think I have ever heard of someone having a movie addiction?
SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
I don't know, I think a great number of previous video game players have grown up and become functional humans given the majority of children in the last few generations will have played videos games for entertainment in one fashion or another. There's always outliers who will have problems of course, but that doesn't mean it's bad for the rest.
Gigachad 4y ago
I feel like I have the opposites of an addictive personality. I enjoy playing games but I struggle to stay interested in any game for more than 10 hours and then I need a few months to reset and play it again. The only thing I have become addicted to is Hacker News and reddit. Arguably worse for you than games, for reddit at least.
practice9 4y ago
Perhaps the underlying addiction mechanism (dopamine) also improves cognitive performance (as a side effect)

educaysean 4y ago

I grew up in South Korea where kids are placed under immense academic stress and gaming is an established mainstream culture. In the last two decades or so, the instances of kids and adults suffering from severe gaming addiction have become increasingly common. The issue is exacerbated by the fact that more gaming companies are embracing loot boxes, pay-to-win schemes, and other parlor tricks to not only keep the players addicted but to also extract as much cash as possible from its captive audience. When hearing the stories of people whose lives were ruined by video games, it's hard not to draw the similarities with gambling addicts who poured their entire life savings into casinos. Except the casinos now exist in the pockets of 14 year olds, accessible at all times. I'm a long time gamer and a hobby game dev myself. I very much dislike the tendency for media to overstate the harms of gaming, but the reality is that gaming in its current form can be a very dangerous thing to become addicted to.

heavyset_go 4y ago

Companies will exploit this psychology to get you to play and spend more.