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06-21-2007, 11:43 PM | #2 |
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My friend's son is addicted to video games. He can sit here and play Tekken for three hours, but if I turn off the Playstation to get a break from it, he's like I hit him with a bat or something. I don't think there needs to be a "drug treatment facility" for it though. A simple no every once in a while, along with, "go play outside" will eventually suffice. If not, take the games away and make them deal without them. I don't think they will go into violent DT's without them, and maybe they will find out there is more to life than gaming, as sacreligious as that may sound, all things considered...
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06-22-2007, 12:19 AM | #3 |
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What a load of crap.
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06-22-2007, 04:43 AM | #4 | |
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The vast majority of gamers are aged 21-28 or something like that, and a lot are addicted |
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06-22-2007, 06:25 AM | #5 |
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Is everyone addicted to something? Possibly an innate human condition? What do people think? I'm not addicted to gaming, but know several people who are. Others are addicted to MySpace or poker or sex. I'm addicted to cigarettes, and falling for impossible women, and beer. Who isn't addicted to something?
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06-22-2007, 08:34 AM | #6 | |
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The problem isn't the video games though, it's the parenting. If you put limits on the gaming, everything can be just fine.
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06-22-2007, 11:44 AM | #7 |
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As Hivey said though, a lot of addicts are actually adults. I'd feel pretty silly going over to my daughter's house and trying to exercise some parenting, considering she's 24 years old.
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06-22-2007, 11:51 AM | #8 |
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But if they're instilled with the understanding that it's not okay to stay inside for days straight playing video games at a young age, then they won't be put into the situation to become addicts as adults.
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