Online games offer some amount of social stimulation along with the classic video game Skinner Box effect... sort of a double-whammy of gratification. Online c

Online games offer some amount of social stimulation along with the classic video game Skinner Box effect... sort of a double-whammy of gratification. Online communities like Reddit and... ahem... Hacker News... that gamify the online discussion experience with up/down mods and such can also be addictive. (... backs away slowly ...)