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Watched the whole talk and find Jonathan's insights very good. But he kinda "lost" me at 02:09:40 https://youtu.be/qWFScmtiC44?t=7780 https://youtu.be/qWFScmti
by nelsonic 4y ago
Watched the whole talk and find Jonathan's insights very good.
But he kinda "lost" me at 02:09:40 https://youtu.be/qWFScmtiC44?t=7780 https://youtu.be/qWFScmtiC44?t=7780 when he says:
"I'm not sure to what extent destructive game addiction is a thing" ...
Video Game Addiction very much a thing. And someone in the Video Game Industry is turning a blind eye to it.
We have a 24 year old cousin in our family who is so hooked on video games he cannot function as an adult.
Lives at home with retired parents. Never leaves his room. Plays games obsessively. No (IRL) friends.
"gaming disorder" is recognised by the World Health Organisation:
https://www.who.int/standards/classifications/frequently-asked-questions/gaming-disorder https://www.who.int/standards/classifications/frequently-ask... and _many_ people suffer from it. =(
This is a classic case of:
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” ~ Upton Sinclair
Otherwise good insights.