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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I say lighten up about “video game culture.” It used to be that the moral panic was about novels, then comic books, then movies, then TV. Now it’s video games. Video games can be a perfectly healthy and normal way for kids to socialize and have fun. Just be reasonable about it, like anything else. [/quote]

100% this. [/quote]

I totally disagree. There's real data that video games, social media usage, and screentime in general, have measured chemical effects. All 3 ramp up your cortisol and put you in a flight-or-fight mode. Video games can create dopamine cravings in lots of kids. There was that 2019 news story about the content that Instagram and TikTok share with 8th grade girls, whether they want it or not--eating disorder and self-harm videos. Yes, of course video games can be healthy and normal; my kids enjoy Minecraft with friends and other apps on their iPads, but I think it has a higher negative effect in higher doses than, say, comic books. [/quote]

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