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Vidya addiction compared to gambling addiction
| I don't see why there should be any controversy. The fact that Konami makes both video games and slot machines should clue you in to the similarities.
| Wait they're different? The only difference I see is how players expect to get money from it.
| They're not mutually exclusive at all tbh
| They are neither mutually exclusive nor mutually inclusive. Rather, each is its own thing, and can on occasion overlap.
| It's only because shitty modern games are introducing actual gambling to squeeze money from gambling addicts. It's not even the game they're addicted to, it's just fucking regular gambling addiction.
| Gacha games.
| Gaming is like gambling but you don't get money when you win.
| >>322753 >shitty modern games
Yeah cause arcades were much much better.
Gaming isn't like gambling at all, gaming it's like paying a DVD and watching a movie.
Don't get me wrong gaming addiction still exist but it isn't just because you have any chance to make money, that might be a percentage but most of the people addicted to games just want to escape their live or want to master a game to try to impress others
| >>323396 at least arcade games had some substance to them. have you taken one look at the mobile gaming scene my guy
| Just like everything should be in moderation, I feel like anything can be an addiction. It's actually not a matter of whether or not heroin and anime porn are severely damaging and addicting, but the people using them have issues within themselves and therefore succumb to addiction which is, by definition, doing something continuously despite its adverse affects. Addiction is like depression, because the only person who can actually make it stop is yourself, not doctors.
| Only gacha and loot boxes are comparable to gambling. Everything else doesn't even come close.
Unless I somehow missed that gambling is comparable to storytelling, exploration, and skill-based competition.
| Fuck dude, if i were to get back all the money I spent on video games, i could move out of moms basement.
| I agree with >>90d4c6 it just depends on what kind of person you are, some people have addictive personalities while other know when to stop.
| >>323886 I couldn't.
Livin a pirate Life for me, at least until every game team up to kidnap me and sell all my organs
| Hell, I guarantee there's a few roulette wheels out there that have a long, sad story about alcoholism, cheating on your wife, and an eventual suicide attached to them
| >>323065
Yeah, like the 5%, maybe less, of gamers that actually make money from gaming.
Anyway, you can't use the gacha/lootbox as an example. Even before that there were still people that went too far and were addicted to games. I mean, an addiction's an addiction. The only difference is what you're addicted on and whether or not it causes immediate bodily harm or even financial harm.
| >>722d70 I think it's better to say addiction should be defined by the negative consequences. Remember those WoW players on tv totally seen ruining their marriages?
| Yeah, that's a better way to put it
| Yeah. Addiction is addiction. You can literally get addicted to anything. I kind of hate the way it was done though. Having gaming addiction as a real illness is fine, but the fact that people really love pointing out that it's VIDEO GAMES and how VIDEO GAMES are the problem, even though it's wrong is something I'm not a big fan of.
| People who get defensive when told sitting on your ass playing games dawn till dusk is unhealthy speak volumes tbh
| >>323396
Watching a movie or reading a book is a passive experience. All you do is observe the events being described/shown. Video games require input from the player. Even walking sims require you to at least push forward for the story to continue. Video games are designed to reward actions.
| >>330864
Loot boxes. Level up. +1000 gil. Achievement unlocked. Time trial activated. High score. Relationship deepened. New skin. Weapon upgrade. Now do it again. Now do it again. Now do it again. Now do it again. Confetti. Flashing lights. Happy music. Do it again. You're so close to the next unlock. Just one more game. Grind it out a little bit longer. You're almost strong enough for the next boss. Almost enough to upgrade your car.
Just one more game. Real quick.
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| What are your thoughts? I honestly find this stupid