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Re:Ask HN: 19yr old child suffering from internet gaming dis... by richbell on Saturday August 10, 2024 @04:59PM (#41212165)
On the other hand, I knew someone who dropped out of university and lost his chance to qualify for the olympics because he was addicted to Guild Wars.
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Re:Ask HN: 19yr old child suffering from internet gaming dis... by serf on Saturday August 10, 2024 @05:01PM (#41212181)
on the other hand, I know people who met their life-long spouse in EverQuest and made their fortunes (real USD) in MMORPGs.

I think it's fair to say that internet gaming is a poor metric for predicting success, even when there are horror/miracle stories abound.

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Re:Ask HN: 19yr old child suffering from internet gaming dis... by richbell on Saturday August 10, 2024 @10:03PM (#41213531)
Did they do so whilst playing all day and neglecting other facets of their life?

Regardless, saying "don't worry about it it will probably work out" isn't helpful advice.

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