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I felt I was taking crazypills. In what world does this headline and article not scream "These games are ruining lives because of extremely manipulative marketing tactics.
I assume the people who took this article as a personal attack are part of the 19%, but doesn't want to realise they have a very serious problem.
I think there's probably a hasty assumption that either this article is (it's not) or that it could be used for (it probably will) judgment type musings about how young people are irresponsible and are the cause of their own struggles, similar to the avocado toast commentary.
The article itself is just the result of a survey that happened to focus on young people, and I agree it's more appropriate to think of it related to a relatively new form of gambling/manipulation that's causing problems