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Gamers Are Fitter (and Sadder) Than You Think

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the crying-on-a-treadmill dept.

missb writes "According to NewScientist.com, online gamers are no 'couch potatoes'. US researchers quizzed players of the role-playing game EverQuest II, and found adult gamers to be in better physical condition than the average American. The downside, however, was the gamers reported more cases of depression and substance abuse than their compatriots."

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  1. Re:Erm... by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Hey, answer this questionnaire and get mad 3p1c wepp0nz!"

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  2. Re:Hey, there's a difference between use and abuse by Nursie · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's a shame, because it affects the conclusion. IMHO it should be -

    Gamers disaffected with society, resulting in depression, supporting evidence consisting of substance use...

    When what we'll get is

    "Gamers depressed! Turn to drugs!" or "Games depress people and are a gateway to drug use!" or "Drug use causes depression and can lead to gaming!"

  3. Re:Hey, there's a difference between use and abuse by flonker · · Score: 5, Insightful

    or "Depressed people more likely to self medicate with drugs and computer games!"

    Correlation is not causation.

  4. "correlation is not causation" by circletimessquare · · Score: 5, Insightful

    has become a self-reflexive meme, especially on slashdot, used without thought

    well guess what: finding a correlation is the first step in establishing causation, and it is entirely logical to conjecture a causative arrangement once a correlative conneciton has been established

    so in the future, i would suggest that you, and anyone else reading this comment who loves vomiting "correlation is not causation" as a substitute for actual thought, to spell out exactly why you think there is no causative arrangement here, or in any other discussion

    because i, and many others i think here on slashdot and elsewhere are pretty sick of the smarmy "correlation is not causation" kneejerk response

    its nothing more than intellectual laziness at best, but most usually intellectual dishonesty

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