-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Gaming is an illness.
- Thread starter German Hops
- Start date
German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
As an alcoholic, I can confirm this puerile line of logic.
Last edited:
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Please, continue.
German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
Think about the economic and cultural impact videogames have had over the past 30 years , both good and bad.
You can't accept one without the other.
Fuz
Banned
Games don't kill people, I do!!!
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
Sure gaming can be an addiction, but so can pretty much anything else.
I know a grown man who obsesses over and collects doll houses. There's a decent chunk of people in Japan who obsess over the specifications, looks, routes, etc of commuter trains. I know someone who spends a ton of money on exotic rugs (they even hang them up around the house, like pictures).
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I know a grown man who obsesses over and collects doll houses. There's a decent chunk of people in Japan who obsess over the specifications, looks, routes, etc of commuter trains. I know someone who spends a ton of money on exotic rugs (they even hang them up around the house, like pictures).
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
No. No, you don't.
Ev1L AuRoN
Member
I don't think gaming is an illness, but it can indicate other problems.
People can escape reality in gaming, people who suffer from anxiety, depression, have social phobia tend to overdo gaming and people who look from outside simply put the blame on games, funny is that those games are probably what is helping them to cope with their problems.
People can escape reality in gaming, people who suffer from anxiety, depression, have social phobia tend to overdo gaming and people who look from outside simply put the blame on games, funny is that those games are probably what is helping them to cope with their problems.
German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
Roman Empire
Member
Well, Japan will find its cure in population decrease when games get banned. Make more children, play fewer games.
s/
s/
BadBurger
Is 'That Pure Potato'
It's true. Every single child that grew up in the 80's and 90's playing Atari, Nintendo, or Sega consoles went on to live short lives that were ruled by criminal behavior and substance abuse. It's why we now live in a dystopian society of about a million people just struggling to get by - all because of fucking Nintendo and Sega.
*Nightwing
Member
22:22:22
NO PAIN TRANCE CONTINUE
Most addiction isn't addiction but a way to endure and alleviate physical or psychological trauma through whichever substance helps them best
A consistent cut that needs daily bandages to cope, is that addiction?
This kindergarten mentality that a need for a substance to be able to live life instead of treating it as a malicious disease (dis...ease...) is so fucking old fashioned it should be publicly shamed.
And yes.there are those that only use because they are lazy or dumb or enabled. Or both.
It's 2022. Let's think and handle 2022.
FFS SMFH
There was a great Rogan podcast with an addiction expert on yt buy its6been pulled
A consistent cut that needs daily bandages to cope, is that addiction?
This kindergarten mentality that a need for a substance to be able to live life instead of treating it as a malicious disease (dis...ease...) is so fucking old fashioned it should be publicly shamed.
And yes.there are those that only use because they are lazy or dumb or enabled. Or both.
It's 2022. Let's think and handle 2022.
FFS SMFH
There was a great Rogan podcast with an addiction expert on yt buy its6been pulled
Last edited:
If you know, you know ...
Most people don't differ an opinion from scientific information.
For people interested on gaming disorder: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wps.20848
22:22:22
NO PAIN TRANCE CONTINUE
Science is an constantly changing religion with new information coming out that's mostly kept in a already decided consensus based state because many reasons. Enjoy science "facts" this doesn't goes for everything (#nobanpls)
Sorry ranting. Will read that article tomorrow.
Sorry ranting. Will read that article tomorrow.
Last edited:
John_Ryder
Member
Will this illness lead us to another lockdown?
daveonezero
Banned
Wait are you saying there is compulsory health care you have to attend if you game and are tardy?
glad I don’t live in the monarchy.
glad I don’t live in the monarchy.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Where is Jack Thompson when you need him?
The problem is GAAS games.
They're nothing more than time sucking pieces of shit.
I like video games though. GAAS games can however die in a fire.
Last edited:
8BiTw0LF
Banned
CitizenZ
Banned
Back in the day before VGs were the cause of the mentally weak killing people, music was the #1 blame and ofc his band was at the forefront due to some liking his music. When asked what would you say to X and Y(shooters), his reply was " I wouldn't say anything, I would listen becasue apparently no one else did" IDK, always one quote I always remember. Funny how this interview holds up fresh today 20 yrs later.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
China has the answer, 3 hours per week limit linked to social and economic ranking. Yep, that'll fix it.
Rhazer Fusion
Member
Practically anything can be an addiction. Alcohol, drugs, TV watching, social media, Netflix, exercising, sleeping around, eating, etc. In all honesty, I think social media addiction is a much bigger problem than gaming. A lot of people use it for validation and their entire lives depend on what attention they can garner from total strangers online.
Batiman
Banned
From my experience, people with addictive personalities do have problems with games. I know a bunch of people that are content with just sitting at home smoking joints and playing games all day. Fake injuries from work, call in sick etc.
I love smoking dope and playing games as well but 1-2 hours a day if that. It ain’t the games fault though. People gotta learn to moderate
I love smoking dope and playing games as well but 1-2 hours a day if that. It ain’t the games fault though. People gotta learn to moderate
GreatnessRD
Member
My thoughts are people are stupid and hate taking responsibility for anything. You can control your gaming intake just like you can gambling, drinking and all that other shit. Don't blame your stupidity for not paying your bills on time because of gaming. Just say you don't give a fuck about the consequences and be on your way, lol.
LectureMaster
Member
I'm currently kinda burned out and don't want to play any games despite having 60+ backlog.
I guess I am healthier than anybody on this forum.
I guess I am healthier than anybody on this forum.
Last edited:
Fugitive Sex
Member
Behead those who insult Gaming!
Borowski_1
Member
Games should be banned
TheSHEEEP
Gold Member
Gaming addiction IS an addiction.
It makes sense to recognize that.
What to do about it is an entirely different thing. Many affected won't even want to do anything about it, as they can live a perfectly normal life anyway.
IMO, it's only really a problem when the rest of your life suffers from it (as in, you can't manage school or studies or work or family due to it).
It makes sense to recognize that.
What to do about it is an entirely different thing. Many affected won't even want to do anything about it, as they can live a perfectly normal life anyway.
IMO, it's only really a problem when the rest of your life suffers from it (as in, you can't manage school or studies or work or family due to it).
three_muffins
Member
People are the illness. Gaming is the cure.
Doctor Hades
Member
Let's be fair here; games are fine but what should really be banned are the so-called free-to-play games, especially prevalent on mobile devices, that are packed to the gills with deceptive loot boxes and microtransactions that prey on the vulnerable and those who are susceptible to gambling addictions. Those games are the real issue not the ones where you pay a fixed price and play them to completion for your enjoyment. How are those any worse than movies or books or watching sports or most other forms of disposable entertainment other than, obviously, gambling?
Pallas
Member
After playing that game on mobile, I definitely wanted to quit gaming.
Roger Rabbit
Member
Got, got, need, got, need, got, got, got, need.
scoobidoo112
Member
I'm down with the sickness 
jigglet
Banned
Be careful about ban requests, they've been known to go awry:
Last edited:
It is HARAM to do things that harm oneself and/or others.
So, It is HARAM to play games so much as to harm yourself and/or others. It is HALAL to play games just for fun as a hobby without harming your health and responsibilities and wasting a lot of time.
mansoor1980
Gold Member
this guy gets it