Gaming "Addiction"

[yeppeo]

The "addiction" part is speaking figuratively.
What I notice is that people accept very well someone who reads a lot or who listens to music a lot or who does sports a lot, but when it comes to gaming then it's like the end of the world, and you're labeled a useless person just because you spend your time gaming. You probably even got to listen to your parents/older family say the usual "you have an headache because you spend all your time gaming".

What's your opinion on this?

 

[Shane]

So true!

And by the way, I'm a gaming addict, computer addict, internet addict, and YouTube addict. :/

 

[yeppeo]

I know the pain, it's really crazy how times flies when I'm browsing the web usually doing nothing of value

 

[spence88]

Yeah, I think because there are no tangible benefits for gaming. And gamers, as society sees it, are pretty much nerds, the anti-social. While sports have social interaction, entertaining to watch, etc, so it's not looked down upon. I think that's the problem.

"You have a headache because you spend all your time gaming"
Yeah, because gaming is highly intellectual, and can use a lot of your brain's capacity hence the headaches. Like I said, the benefits are intangible.