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Tim Maughan @timmaughan.bsky.social · 10 days
well its infinitely better than being addicted to social media www.theguardian.com/games/articl...
Totally wired: Why are so many young people addicted to video games?www.theguardian.com Locked in their bedrooms, playing video games into the small hours, children as young as 10 years old are now addicted to their consoles. Tim Lewis hears how the compulsive games can be impossible to ...
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Dexter Palmer @dexterpalmer.bsky.social · 10 days
I want to know what games the kid was playing: the article said he liked the Final Fantasy and Soulcalibur series, but FF games don't have any serious addiction mechanics (not like gacha or live-service games, etc.) and Soulcalibur hasn't had an entry since 2018. I don't think games were his problem
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Tim Maughan @timmaughan.bsky.social · 10 days
the online FF maybe? but yeah, seems like low effort panic stirring from the little I read
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First Wordle Problems @fwordleproblems.bsky.social · 9 days
As someone addicted to social media and bad at video games I guess I gotta concede the point.
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Compare to the Active Ingredients in Woman® @i-rohl.bsky.social · 9 days
Impressive to turn in one's concern-trolling thinkpiece 40ish years late and still somehow get it published.