Locked in their bedrooms, playing video games into the small hours, children as young as 10 years old are now addicted to their consoles. Tim Lewis hears how the compulsive games can be impossible to resist – and meets the experts tackling the issue
I am 51 years old. I distinctly remember “articles” with headlines like this about arcades and the Atari 2600 when I was a kid. This bullshit never ends.
Not to mention the younger generation with no work ethic, unlike in my day… 5am start 6 days a week… builds character… then school… uphill… both ways… respected our elders… bought first house with 22… kids now… no respect… video games… no work ethic… living with parents at 30… avocado on toast… no house… AVOCADO ON TOAST.
IDK, I certainly would’ve if I could as a kid, because NES and Atari were tons of fun. I probably did actually do that on occasion when doing a sleepover with friends (we loved the Olympics game for NES with the pad).
I wouldn’t say I was addicted though, I excelled in school and made sure to finish my school work on time. But I really did like games, and I still do.
Sure, I liked them too, and certainly had SOME days I played a lot. But addiction of that magnitude means you aren’t doing much else, let alone excelling.
I am 51 years old. I distinctly remember “articles” with headlines like this about arcades and the Atari 2600 when I was a kid. This bullshit never ends.
Not to mention the younger generation with no work ethic, unlike in my day… 5am start 6 days a week… builds character… then school… uphill… both ways… respected our elders… bought first house with 22… kids now… no respect… video games… no work ethic… living with parents at 30… avocado on toast… no house… AVOCADO ON TOAST.
I wonder about “critical” addiction. I don’t remember reading about people putting 12h a day into atari intellivision, nes era platforms
IDK, I certainly would’ve if I could as a kid, because NES and Atari were tons of fun. I probably did actually do that on occasion when doing a sleepover with friends (we loved the Olympics game for NES with the pad).
I wouldn’t say I was addicted though, I excelled in school and made sure to finish my school work on time. But I really did like games, and I still do.
Sure, I liked them too, and certainly had SOME days I played a lot. But addiction of that magnitude means you aren’t doing much else, let alone excelling.