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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 (www.businessinsider.com)

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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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[-] CaptObvious@lemmy.world -1 points 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.

[-] RobotToaster@infosec.pub 4 points 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.

[-] CaptObvious@lemmy.world -2 points 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?

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