'Too much video game time can be a problem', The WHO

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Farsala said:

curl-6 said:

Typically a disorder is characterized by a certain level of dysfunction, and a substantial quantity of study demonstrating said dysfunction. Other forms of entertainment have indeed been identified as having the potential to cause disorders; gambling for example. Social media will quite possibly join the list too. A case could certainly be made for television as well.

I don't have a huge issue with WHO classification but it does get rather annoying and hypocritical when the media spouts stuff like this :

Computer game addiction: 'I spend 20 plus hours a week gaming' https://t.co/qumj18XZbS

— BBC News Technology (@BBCTech) June 17, 2018

Not only do they ignore other entertainment that many people spend 20+ hours a week on, but they specify computer instead of the real addictive and damaging games in the mobile and social media space.

Well, literally the opening line of that article is that "for most people gaming is an enjoyable hobby and a way to spend time with friends" so they're making the distinction that gaming itself is not inherently harmful or disordered.