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Parents Sue Gaming Companies Over ‘Video Game Addiction’, Because That’s Easier Than Parenting

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Video game addiction. Sigh. Big sigh, even. Like, the biggest of sighs. We’ve talked about claims that video game addiction is a documentable affliction in the past, as well as the pushback t…

Parents Sue Gaming Companies Over ‘Video Game Addiction’, Because That’s Easier Than Parenting
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  • See, I was in agreement right up until this bit here:

    And then from there, it’s the usual nonsense about microtransactions and loot boxes and the like, all of which I too find annoying, but which aren’t actionable and certainly don’t amount to inducing addiction.

    Microtransactions and lootboxes are definitely highly problematic, and lootboxes specifically are absolutely designed to induce a gambling addiction.
    Otherwise I agree.