Video game addiction. Sigh. Big sigh, even. Like, the biggest of sighs. We’ve talked about claims that video game addiction is a documentable affliction in the past, as well as the pushback t…

Parents Sue Gaming Companies Over ‘Video Game Addiction’, Because That’s Easier Than Parenting::Video game addiction. Sigh. Big sigh, even. Like, the biggest of sighs. We’ve talked about claims that video game addiction is a documentable affliction in the past, as well as the pushback that claim has received from addiction experts, who have pointed out that much of this is being done to allow doctors to get…

  • ntma@lemm.eeEnglish
    715·
    1 year ago

    It’s like when parents go after the drug dealers than blame their own kid for doing drugs.

    • dragonflyteaparty@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      1 year ago

      It’s also like when you ignore that video game makers research and develop how to make their game as addictive as possible and ignore an entire thread talking about it. Oh wait…

      • ntma@lemm.eeEnglish
        38·
        1 year ago

        Because it’s never the responsibility of the user.

    • kase@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Uh… it’s pretty generally accepted that selling drugs to kids is bad. It’s also illegal. Do you agree that it should be illegal? And if so, doesn’t comparing the two support the idea that the games should be regulated?