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Children addicted to video games ran away from home in the middle of the night to find WiFi when parents turned their internet connection off, says expert::Children have been found sitting by the front door of random homes, desperately trying to tap into the owner's WiFi connection.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No doubt some games manipulate users to increase engagement. This is not addiction.

You could make the same ridiculous reductionist statement about casinos.

[โ€“] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

Are you claiming that the statement is incorrect? Or did you just feel the need to show off an ad hominem fallacy?