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WHO recognizes gaming as a disorder
Drydess:
hey gamers
IkeTheGeneric:
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Posting short auto-generated anecdotes doesn't mean anything if you don't actually read the article you're citing.
The WHO is classifying a "Gaming Disorder", not a disease.
--- Quote ---While the increase is associated with clear benefits to users, for example in real-time information exchange, health problems as a result of excessive use have also been documented. In a number of countries, the problem has become a significant public health concern.
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The concerns are over the non-physical addiction to gaming, much like addiction to gambling, leading to people neglecting their own health.
--- Quote from: Tactical Nuke on December 29, 2017, 10:09:31 PM ---hooray for the world health organization
whenever someone tells me gender dysphoria isn't a mental illness and they cite WHO I'll just point them to this
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I know you're a reactionary idiot and interacting with you is almost always a poor idea, but is neglecting your own personal health to continue to obsessively play videogames something that shouldn't be considered a behavioral disorder? With the widespread popularity of virtual entertainment, why shouldn't there be a study into the behavioral science behind gaming?
Of course this was probably just an attempt to shoehorn a discussion about gender dysphoria and derail the thread into something you want to talk about.
Rally:
You guys are looking at this the wrong way. If this catches on we’re all legible for disability pay.
Foopster:
--- Quote from: Verification on December 29, 2017, 10:06:31 PM ---Being addictive is the disease but being addicted to gaming is not a disease.
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Verification:
--- Quote from: Rally on December 29, 2017, 10:11:51 PM ---You guys are looking at this the wrong way. If this catches on we’re all legible for disability pay.
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...f-free gamer bux?!