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[–] Yuke 3 points -1 points (+2|-3) ago 

Gaming (and other things that we have) are just extensions of the 'Skinner box' to keep you pecking at a lever for reinforcement. If you can raise kids right they shouldn't be sitting there for hours on end every single day playing these things anyway, but hey, it's 2020 and most parents just want their kids to not bother them.

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[–] Eualos 1 point 7 points (+8|-1) ago 

I disagree that some games aren't useful. You ever play total war? You can learn tactics and strategy weapon types and history. These things aren't useless

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[–] Yuke 4 points -2 points (+2|-4) ago 

Well, a Skinner box isn't useless, you get a reward out of it otherwise you wouldn't play along. So yeah, there has to be that element to it. What I'm saying is that I don't believe addictions like this are actual mental illnesses, they're just cases where someone has been allowed to keep hitting the lever for too long unchecked.

I think substance abuse disorder opened the gates for other 'disorders' and that's one I disagree with as well. Most people that abuse drink or drugs do so because they can't deal with an underlying issue, be it an actual mental illness like Bipolar disorder etc, or other issues that haven't been resolved, grief etc. Self-medication is pretty rife but that shouldn't mean the professionals should then say "Oh, this in itself is also a disorder!"

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[–] HeebSlayer 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I'm over 40 and still occasionally play games, but no where near the amount of time I spent on them in my 20s. It's usually an hour or less now and not even every day.

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[–] AnotherGrayman 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

What do you do now to fill out your free time? Do you read, hunt, fish, carve wood, collect crusty socks, what?