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Originally posted by Boo
I have seen these effects of gaming. Divorce, obesity, poor grades and failure to progress professionally. Thankfully, I have not personally known someone that has committed violence.
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The same can be said about anything when not used in moderation. True, gaming can have a particularly addictive quality to it, resulting in these things but so can anything when people can't balance real life with it. An unhealthy amount of television can do the same but nobody is saying we should ban televisions. The divorce part holds no validity with me because, when about 50% of marriages end in divorce, you can't blame gaming. Obviously there is another problem. I know couples in which one or both are gamers and they are very happily married.
As for myself - I game. I have been known to sit down for 14 hours (at the longest) for a gaming session. I'm not saying it's good...but on a rainy Saturday or something, it's something fun to do. Am I obese? No. I go to the gym pretty much every day (but I won't freak if I miss a day). I eat well, I've done very well academically in the past, I read a lot and I've had no problems with relationships (both platonic and otherwise). I know how to balance my life in a healthy way and no, you won't see me running down the streets of New York trying to kill people's dogs with a sword (considering that I've played rpgs and mmos, such games would supposedly encourage me to do that if they could).