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2018-06-19 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

‘Gaming disorder' is now an official mental health condition

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-06-19 06:39|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 speaking of "disorders" why is WHO still alive?

Posted by Vinegar Whomoth6132 2018-06-19 07:36|| 2018-06-19 07:36|| Front Page Top

#2 ...cause The Doctor can regenerate?

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-06-19 07:50|| 2018-06-19 07:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Where does that leave war and psyops in the computer realm and tech realm also a mental disorder?

Posted by Jack Chaiter7913 2018-06-19 09:45|| 2018-06-19 09:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Cool! I can now get a grant to play video games all day!!

Posted by DarthVader 2018-06-19 09:52|| 2018-06-19 09:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Everything is a mental disorder. Nobody is sane. Thus nobody can judge. Just let the gov make the hard decisions for you using your money and get back to work.

Posted by rjschwarz 2018-06-19 10:07|| 2018-06-19 10:07|| Front Page Top

#6 "One is that the ~~gaming behavior~~ being an obnoxious killjoy takes precedence over other activities to the extent that other activities are taken to the periphery," Dr. Vladimir Poznyak,
FIFY. I knew a Perfessor that loved Italian Opera and thought popular music was mind destroying, go figure...

Posted by magpie 2018-06-19 10:34|| 2018-06-19 10:34|| Front Page Top

#7 I used to game a lot - DOOM & Unreal Tournament being the most favored online games. I quit soon after I bought the house and became self employed. You could say I quit gaming because of these additional responsibilities, or when I finally grew the fuck up. The WHO article is complete bullshit.

I used to like that band....

Posted by 2018-06-19 17:47|| 2018-06-19 17:47|| Front Page Top

#8 #7 - two of my favs as well

Posted by Frank G 2018-06-19 18:01|| 2018-06-19 18:01|| Front Page Top

#9 I thought "gaming disorder" was using a console.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2018-06-19 21:42|| 2018-06-19 21:42|| Front Page Top

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