Re:Over three billion people worldwide now play video games,...
by alexashka on Sunday August 23, 2020 @01:51AM
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I don't know if it's helpful to think of people playing video games as trying to fix anything besides boredom.
It is about as innocent of an addiction as you can have and is likely better than tv or alcohol, which are the other go-to options for making the time go by. Remember, when USA tried a prohibition on alcohol, it did not go over well. People have a strong need to make the time go by and unwind - video games are likely the least destructive form of doing so.
Re:Over three billion people worldwide now play video games,...
by 6510 on Sunday August 23, 2020 @02:00AM
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I use to have friends hooked up to the screen (16 hours per day 365 days per year) I tell them that alcoholics have conversations and social lives and they get out of the house.
It is about as innocent of an addiction as you can have and is likely better than tv or alcohol, which are the other go-to options for making the time go by. Remember, when USA tried a prohibition on alcohol, it did not go over well. People have a strong need to make the time go by and unwind - video games are likely the least destructive form of doing so.