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Re:Hi, I’m from the games industry. Governments, please stop us by JoshTriplett on Sunday December 13, 2015 @09:24PM (#10729069)
> If any user is spending more than $40 USD/week on a game or more than 20 hours/week playing a game, it's a problem.

A small handful of surprisingly successful people spend a significant amount on games, record themselves playing them for 40+ hours a week, and make money getting others to watch. Problem?

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Re:Hi, I’m from the games industry. Governments, please stop us by purpled_haze on Sunday December 13, 2015 @10:01PM (#10729184)
That's an occupation. Similarly, athletes in school may spend that much time or much more playing games of one sort or another, and there's nothing wrong with that. But, if a game or its marketing was created to be addictive and that is causing harm- that's a problem.
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