Confounding, at least.
In the past, life was harder and had less entertainment distractions. Life used to force adults and children to deal with adversity and move on, or suffer greatly.
Now we turn these people into a pseudo-celebrivictim subculture.
I apologize to you all for the freeping I’m about to do.
There, I feel much better.
It’s a “gaming” addiction, not a “tech” addiction.
Tech addiction would be more like spending your weekends building robots and learning a new programming language.
A Video Game Freak is not a ‘Tech addict.’ There is no “Tech” involved.
Yeah, it is a disease...
Hmmm.
We now have 12 step programs for over-eaters, gamblers, porno ‘consumers’, and every other affliction under the sun.
People can not accept the blame for their sins, they join a 12 step program to treat their ‘illness’.
This further enforces their feelings of being victimized by a disease ~ which allows them the built-in excuse of a ‘relapse’.
“It wasn’t MY fault, the disease caused my relapse!”
[Against my will]
Instant gratification. it’s the most addicting thing in the world.
I’ll bet none of them can sit still for ten minutes without grabbing their phone/electronic nipple.
People should not kid themselves. There are huge numbers of people totally addicted to their smartphones. Just look around you at any shopping mall, or even restaurant.
Not sure videogames can be considered “addictive.”
They’re just a form of escapism that can be taken too far.
The videogames aren’t the problem. Without videogames, these young guys would be immersing themselves in some other form of escapism, locking themselves away, hiding from life.