Children addicted to video games ran away from home in the middle of the night to find WiFi when parents turned their internet connection off, says expert::Children have been found sitting by the front door of random homes, desperately trying to tap into the owner’s WiFi connection.

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    1 year ago

    No doubt some games manipulate users to increase engagement. This is not addiction. I wouldn’t presume to speculate which games these kids play.

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      1 year ago

      No doubt some games manipulate users to increase engagement. This is not addiction.

      You could make the same ridiculous reductionist statement about casinos.

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        1 year ago

        Are you claiming that the statement is incorrect? Or did you just feel the need to show off an ad hominem fallacy?