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Playing Video Games Lead To Social Disconnection. It is True? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I felt that playing video games excessively can lead to social disconnection and a lack of social interaction, which can have long-term consequences. Addicted gamers may neglect personal relationships, leading to a lack of social skills and difficulty in developing and maintaining healthy relationships. Video game addiction can also lead to social anxiety, loneliness, and poor social skills, which can result in a worse quality of life. However, some researchers suggest that video games can be a way for young adults to cope with feelings of loneliness and anxiety and that the opposite of gaming disorder is not getting rid of video games, but rather increasing social connection and engagement in healthier social activities. SY0-701 CIPP-E CRT-101 CBAP CIPP-US

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Doing anything excessively leads to that.

What you are describing is addiction in the broadest terms and really is nothing specific to video games.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Yea, replace video games with alcohol and there is no difference in the message.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Chiming in as a parent. My kids are MOST social when playing video games. They hop online with their friends and they chat and laugh and bullshit with each other.

The case against video games was created by people who think staring at the TV until they fall asleep is a good night.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Depends on the game. Deep Rock Galactic is a good example of a more pro-social game, in the fps genre no less.

Assuming you have not reached the level of actual addiction anyway. Anything enjoyable, even things like sweets or gambling, can potentially become addictive. That's a whole different consideration.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

You're getting a lot of downvotes because Lemmy members game and don't like it when the things they like are talked about negatively.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

This may be truth but I down voted because addiction and gaming were thrown into the same pot. You have to differentiate this topics a little... It's the same like: car drivers don't give a crap about the environment and drive like a*holes or people interested in football are drunken hooligans..

Too much of something is literally almost bad for a person.

Edit: plus it's posted in a gaming community too

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

no, they're getting a lot of downvotes because it's spam.

they're not interested in legitimate discussion, they only need to promote the spam links at the end of the post.