16-hour video game binges almost ruined teen’s life

[Super Kami Dende]

this just in, binging on most activities for 16hrs at a time is bad for you, EVEN sleep.

[Usagi Senshi]

What a dipshit, if my sister said we were going out for pizza, I'd have that shit turned off instantly!

[xenogear3]

Teenage can easily game for 16 hours.

I am more worry if a 70 year old man plays 16 hours.

[Pipboi]

When I was 15 my friends and I played WoW for 10-15 hours a day as well. We were kids and instead of going out and inevitably getting in trouble (my sister was drinking and partying by 14) we stayed in and hung out online. Fast forward to now, I'm 23 and have a 3.8 GPA studying Law and work a full time warehouse job.

[Sky High]

sigh, I hate articles like this, while it offers a glimpse it doesn't give full context which is required when talking about family matters. shelving that part these parents seem unable to assert their authority, or really had no standing as authority figures to begin with.

[khazlol]

the bullies did nothing wrong.

[Mormolyce]

The Canadian Pediatric Society discourages “screen-based activities” — TV, Internet, video games and gaming devices — for children under 2, and suggests a limit of one to two hours a day for older children.

My parents limited me to an hour a day on video games when I was a kid. Now look at me.

Can't recommend this strategy.

[Bapestar]

you can't keep your kids under lock and key forever

they might have been born yesterday when they came out of their mother's vagina, but as time goes on they become stronger and much more capable of making their own decisions. if you're dealing with someone who isn't going to give something up just because you said so and you've tried to force them in a particular direction, they may fight back.

As the saying goes, you can lead a horse to water... but you can't force it to drink.

The parents are to blame. They could have easily, took the video games or limited his game time.

[kasuke06]

Pretty sure 16 hour anything binges will fuck up other aspects of your life.

[Sivick]

You can get addicted to anything. It's not about the thing it's about the person. Some people have addictive personalities.

[Celista]

Try a 16 hour meth binge and get back to me about damaging addictions.

People with mental health issues become obsessed about an activity. It happens with the gym, work, cars etc. Here it happened with video games.

Correlation is not causation...games like World of Warcraft can be addicting due to its intrinsic reward system. Also it takes forever to get shit done, which likely influences a player's perception of time passing while in game.

[Tennis]

This is nothing new, welcome to 2 decades ago.

This wasn't happening in 1996.

[Jakexe]

Correlation is not causation...games like World of Warcraft can be addicting due to its intrinsic reward system. Also it takes forever to get shit done, which likely influences a player's perception of time passing while in game.

And you think gaining mass or boosting bhp aren't rewards?

It's all about the dopamine. If you're getting that dopamine from the activity it doesn't matter what activity it is.

[the game]

This wasn't happening in 1996.

Addiction has been a thing as long as humans have walked the earth. Yes it was happening in 1996.

[Berengil]

you can't keep your kids under lock and key forever

they might have been born yesterday when they came out of their mother's vagina, but as time goes on they become stronger and much more capable of making their own decisions. if you're dealing with someone who isn't going to give something up just because you said so and you've tried to force them in a particular direction, they may fight back.

As the saying goes, you can lead a horse to water... but you can't force it to drink.

My dad could. USMC 1969-1974.

You don't f with a pissed off Marine and expect to get away with it. One of his favorite lines: " You little motherfckr, you will NOT eat groceries that I pay for and think you can disobey me. I will crush your fcking soul if you try."

It didn't take many beatings to get the message. Until I was out of the house, the Gunnery Sergeant was God.

Fear (applied with abandon) can break any amount of stubbornness.

[Celista]

And you think gaining mass or boosting bhp aren't rewards?

It's all about the dopamine. If you're getting that dopamine from the activity it doesn't matter what activity it is.

Sure. You can get addicted to anything. But, the problem of internet/gaming addiction is significant enough that countries like Japan considers it a distinct disorder, and is a "condition for further study" here in the US. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog...order-in-dsm-5

People don't like to talk about gaming/internet addiction but it is certainly a real thing.

[Self Inflicted Wounds]

Send in the mounties! We must stop video game binges!

[Aori]

This wasn't happening in 1996.

...beg to differ. I was quite heavily attached to gaming by 1996.

[belfpala]

Shit parents for letting the kid get hooked.

Ironies... my parents just threw me outside and I made up my own games.

In hindsight, these days that would be child abuse or something.

In other words, damned if you let them run, damned if you keep them home.

[Tennis]

...beg to differ. I was quite heavily attached to gaming by 1996.

Wasn't as much of an issue if you look at the numbers.