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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by Cyph0n on Friday June 11, 2021 @05:32PM (#27478769)
I highly doubt that video games are solely to blame.

I was quite addicted to video games until my early 20s, but I eventually understood that gaming falls down the priority list as you take on more responsibilities in life. My friends were the same.

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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by version_five on Friday June 11, 2021 @05:50PM (#27478925)
Definitely a symptom and not a cause. Like people that drink heavily in university then don't later once they have obligations.

My university roommate played video games nonstop. Then he graduated, got a job (as a video game developer) and has a wife and three kids. It's like any addiction, its filling a void, but the object of abuse is not what's to blame.

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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by bluescrn on Friday June 11, 2021 @06:30PM (#27479289)
Gaming is just good escapism and a way to pass time. Before gaming, it’d be TV, or reading fiction.
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