tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147357634341924907.post3554022519837824905..comments2023-07-18T07:35:38.914-07:00Comments on NintendoSega: Blog Post: A worthless study that blames society's problems on video games...again.NintendoSega54http://www.blogger.com/profile/03845822920075491854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147357634341924907.post-44473969129185576642011-01-20T00:42:34.178-08:002011-01-20T00:42:34.178-08:00First of all, thanks for the comment. Much appreci...First of all, thanks for the comment. Much appreciated. <br /><br />I see where you and Real Social Dynamics (sorry, I can't find the author's name,) are coming from. I completely agree that if one becomes addicted to video games, they may develop low self-esteam. Just like if someone becomes addicted to anything (like, say, heroin) they also may, over time, develop a low self-esteam. I mean, addiction is not pretty and can of course be damaging to one's self-worth...but it's been around long before video games were invented. <br /><br />I guess where I inherently disagree is with the idea that video games are the cause of this, which is something the article (and to a lesser extent, that blog post) is implying. <br /><br />Take this quote from the Real Social Dynamics blog you've linked to:<br /><br />"[Jeffy] started playing [his new Wii] and figured 'Well I've been working so hard this year, I really deserve a break and need to unplug.'<br />Then, to the best of my recollection, after he continued playing it from morning 'til night for a week straight he felt like 'I'm such a piece of shit...I'd might as well just keep playing this.' "<br /><br />He says Jeffy played the Wii from morning 'till night for a week straight...but, most people don't have the time to do that. Most people have social lives, they have school, they have work, they have other things to do....why Jeffy was able to play the Wii "from morning till night for a week straight" is what we should be examining with regard to his depression...it's not the video games that are to blame. But video games became his outlet. <br /><br />Depression is a mental condition, it's one that many people spend their entire lives fighting. It's not something that's caused by "playing too many video games," it's something that people are born with and it involves how their brain chemistry works. People receive treatment through medication and therapy, but it's not something that just develops when you get a new Wii.<br /><br />Addiction is the same way. Some people may be able to drink alcohol constantly in their late teens-early 20s and never become addicted to it. They leave college then become moderate drinkers and lead productive lives, no harm done. <br /><br />Then there are people who have a few drinks and turn into alcoholics. Some people just have addictive personalities, and these mental conditions, social anxieties too, are things that are almost always present and visible early in the child's life, certainly before the age of those surveyed. I believe that parents' failure to seek help for these problems early on is what results in things like this type of "pathological gaming." There are reasons people "pathologically game" in the first place.NintendoSega54https://www.blogger.com/profile/03845822920075491854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147357634341924907.post-43417561478031554632011-01-19T22:21:14.829-08:002011-01-19T22:21:14.829-08:00Playing video games DOES make you depressed. It&#...Playing video games DOES make you depressed. It's a fact that can't be denied. Why do people who go to the gym are typically very happy while those that sit around and do nothing (playing video games) are typically unhappy? Playing video games is not the same as reading books. Why you ask? Because when a person reads books they are trying to gain more knowledge, whereas if you sit at home and play video games who will start to lose respect for yourself.<br /><br />Slowly, you might not know it at first but you WILL start to feel like shit if you keep playing video games. This blog post sums up what I am trying to say, you should read it:<br /><br />http://realsocialdynamics.blogspot.com/2008/06/do-human-beings-inherently-hate.htmlUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300628802533066620noreply@blogger.com