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…

  • retrieval4558@mander.xyzEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Comment does not read the same at all, and two of the most addictive drugs, alcohol and nicotine, are legal.

    Now if you’d said “we still outlaw addictive drugs FOR KIDS”, you’d be right.

    • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Switch the word ‘game’ with the word ‘drug’ and the word ‘play’ with the word ‘use’, and your comment still reads the same.

      We still outlaw addictive drugs.

      Comment does not read the same at all,

      Well, let’s see…

      True but parents have a responsibility to look at the drug before letting their children use it. Should the drug exist? No. But should the parents look into the drug beforehand? Yes

      They read the same to me. Both of them are about parents watching what a child does (gaming or drugs) and having responsibility over the child, which no human being can watch another one 24/7 successfully (even people in prison get murdered).

      and two of the most addictive drugs, alcohol and nicotine, are legal.

      And children are not allowed to purchase those, because it’s harmful for them.

      We, as a society, help the parents look out for their child by making laws to protect them.