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Video game news oriented community. No NanoUFO is not a bot :)

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nanoUFOMtoGames@sh.itjust.worksEnglish·3 months ago

Why are so many young people addicted to video games?

(www.theguardian.com)

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Why are so many young people addicted to video games?

(www.theguardian.com)

nanoUFOMtoGames@sh.itjust.worksEnglish·3 months ago

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 resist – and meets the experts tackling the issue

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Taking the question at face value - probably because addiction is the business model now.

Only legislation will fix this.