Is gaming addiction a real problem or not?
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
I don’t smoke, don’t take drugs, and only occasionally drink. This means I have room in my life for one addiction, and I chose gaming a long time ago. But it seems addiction is too strong a word [...]










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