TheOldReader has replaced GReader for me completely and seamlessly. I can't stand Feedly because I don't have a smartphone and the web interface is crap. But I'm no longer even angry about GReader going because TheOldReader has picked up the torch, and very well I might add.
This person replied with a tangible scenario of crack addiction because WoW and other MMOs are most commonly compared to crack. Makes sense, doesn't it? Fight fire with fire.
As for the principle of the matter, physiological addiction acknowledged, it takes an addictive personality in the first place to become addicted to anything -- substance or media. I've been playing WoW for about two years now, on and off. I have one main, who got to 70 only about a month ago. I have no alts. At "best", I play about once every two weeks. At worst, I play for about an hour or two every other day. I've been a gamer since 1989 and yet WoW is my current favorite game. None of these details are exaggerated.
Allow me to introduce another scenario with a grain of salt, just to help with perspective. Human beings are omnivorous. Yet there are some who refuse to eat meat. It has been shown that a human can live a happy, relatively healthy life meat-free life, however a person must do some adjusting in order to make sure their protein and other nutritional needs are being met. Does this mean meat-eaters are addicted to meat? No. Does the fact that we do not "require" meat to survive mean we ought to give it up? No. Ought those lessen their intake who are eating too much? Because it leads to health problems, absolutely, yes.
Professional help may be required for WoW addicts whose lives have been ruined because of their addiction. But the addiction lies not in the medium. It is within the individual, regardless of how the addiction is expressed.
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TheOldReader has replaced GReader for me completely and seamlessly. I can't stand Feedly because I don't have a smartphone and the web interface is crap. But I'm no longer even angry about GReader going because TheOldReader has picked up the torch, and very well I might add.
I can't believe there still exist people who think the war was justified...
Disagree on your judgemental assessment.
This person replied with a tangible scenario of crack addiction because WoW and other MMOs are most commonly compared to crack. Makes sense, doesn't it? Fight fire with fire.
As for the principle of the matter, physiological addiction acknowledged, it takes an addictive personality in the first place to become addicted to anything -- substance or media. I've been playing WoW for about two years now, on and off. I have one main, who got to 70 only about a month ago. I have no alts. At "best", I play about once every two weeks. At worst, I play for about an hour or two every other day. I've been a gamer since 1989 and yet WoW is my current favorite game. None of these details are exaggerated.
Allow me to introduce another scenario with a grain of salt, just to help with perspective. Human beings are omnivorous. Yet there are some who refuse to eat meat. It has been shown that a human can live a happy, relatively healthy life meat-free life, however a person must do some adjusting in order to make sure their protein and other nutritional needs are being met. Does this mean meat-eaters are addicted to meat? No. Does the fact that we do not "require" meat to survive mean we ought to give it up? No. Ought those lessen their intake who are eating too much? Because it leads to health problems, absolutely, yes.
Professional help may be required for WoW addicts whose lives have been ruined because of their addiction. But the addiction lies not in the medium. It is within the individual, regardless of how the addiction is expressed.