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Why are so many young people addicted to video games? (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 4 months ago by nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

IDK, I certainly would've if I could as a kid, because NES and Atari were tons of fun. I probably did actually do that on occasion when doing a sleepover with friends (we loved the Olympics game for NES with the pad).

I wouldn't say I was addicted though, I excelled in school and made sure to finish my school work on time. But I really did like games, and I still do.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Sure, I liked them too, and certainly had SOME days I played a lot. But addiction of that magnitude means you aren't doing much else, let alone excelling.