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Gaming Fanatics Show Hallmarks of Drug Addiction
Game_addict writes "There's a story over at New Scientist saying that a new study has found that game addiction has the same effects on people as drug addiction."
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It DOES NOT. In Fact, I can stop playing Quake any time I choose. And when I choose to I will. Just not right now. I have a couple more frags to get... NO Really... anytime I want...
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. Emo Philips
"Journalists show hallmarks of sensationalistic idiots."
Don't think of it as a flame---it's more like an argument that does 3d6 fire damage
... so does Slashdot!
"I'm going to f***ing bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again. I'm going to f***ing kill Google"
... that my only addiction is to Duke Nuke'em Forever.
__ Someday, but not this morning, I'll finally learn to use the preview button.
I would have posted sooner but I was busy playing WoW. :)
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apt-get @ > 5MBps == teh win!
You just have to recognize what part of the computer you're addicted to. I was addicted to Counter-Strike. So I recognized that, and instead got read slashdot all the time. Which I'm not addicted to at all. Not at all.
- Concerned familiy members confront you with stacks of empty jewel cases and electronics store receipts.
- Making promises to yourself you can't keep ("Just one last round...").
- Tendency to play alone; preference for single-player games over socially-accepted multi-player.
- Begging the cashier at Best Buy to front you a new title ("C'mon man I'll have the $49.95 by Friday, I swear!").
Thank you, Edward Snowden.
"Arguments from authority are worthless." —Carl Sagan
Are they going to build rehab centers for game addicts where patients can only play super mario brothers or galaxia?
And this article doesn't even go near the gateway aspect of videogames. Why I never started drinking and smoking dope until I started playin'. Now it's all been downhill. After that last all-night coke binge playing Sonic the Hedgehog I figured enough was enough...it was time to turn my life around. And it all started with a few mushrooms and a crazy guy called Mario....
"Gaming is not a drug. I used to suck dick for coke. Now that's an addiction. You ever suck some dick for a video game?"
Young men find a new excuse for their irresponsible behavior.
I thought Nintendo patented this effect.
... which covers causing a game character to hallucinate - e.g., see bleeding walls and hear maniacal laughter
Nintendo scored a patent Tuesday
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http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/08/28
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...I find this highly offensive!
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"A witty saying proves nothing."
apparently the symptoms include :
The lights being on , but your not home ,
Your mind is apparently not your own .
Your heart sweats and your body shakes ,
You need another kiss to alleviate the symptoms
Also you can't sleep , you can't eat .
There is no doubt this is deep
You will also notice your throat is tight and you cant breath
again all you need is a kiss to alleviate symptoms
Well many like to think they are immune to this stuff , Oh Yeah!
Unfortunately it is closer to the truth to say that they can not get enough .
Gonna have to face it , You're addicted to love.
(Shoot me now)
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Since you're apparently someone who DOES take the writings of Joseph Smith as pearls of unquestionable wisdom, that doesn't exactly impugn the legacy of Marx.