"Two hours gaming = a line of cocaine" says Therapist
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[QUOTE=Treybuchet;28604945]But you have. It's not a standard "High"(A poor word, really, as it is used for so many things that it isn't really defined), but it is one. You are still gaining a consistent pleasure due to the release of something or other in your brain, making you feel good, even if it isn't a full on cocaine or marijuana high.[/QUOTE]
I kind of see what you're trying to say, but this brings us back to the topic. The researcher [i]did[/i] compare gaming to snorting cocaine, which is completely ignorant and downright stupid. Video games can be addicting, yes, but it's definitely not the equivalent of doing drugs, especially one such as cocaine. This therapist is horribly uninformed.
Old people have always talked shit about the younger generation's hobbies. This means nothing.
If two hours of gaming is equal to a line of cocaine, I must be made of fucking snow by now.
[img]http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/Scarface_cocaine.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=imawerewol;28604807]Lots of things are addictive. Fishermen, athletes, and even puzzle hobbyists all find pleasure from their activities. What makes video games so different?[/QUOTE]
But just try to take a fishing pole from a fisherman!
Most fishermen will react in the same way as an alcoholic would if you tried to take their booze. It's scary!
samusaran253 you're doing summaries wrong. You should know FP only reads the first line of any thread and they'll actually believe your bias/jokes are true.
Yeah the guy is a fucking idiot, but he's not Amish or called Dr. Poop, saying that only makes you sound like an immature twat.
What a load of bullshit.
[QUOTE=cheesedelux;28605271]samusaran253 you're doing summaries wrong. You should know FP only reads the first line of any thread and they'll actually believe your bias/jokes are true.
Yeah the guy is a fucking idiot, but he's not Amish or called Dr. Poop, saying that only makes you sound like an immature twat.[/QUOTE]
He also forgot to put the rest of the article in the OP. Everything below the ad in the actual article is missing.
Shove your cd roms into a blender and after it snort them with your nouse.
[QUOTE=Combine 177;28605313]Shove your cd roms into a blender and after it snort them with your nouse.[/QUOTE]
Actually this was the first thing I thought of when I saw this article.
[url]http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/549991[/url]
And two paragraphs of this text equal to glass of cyanide.
Come at me bro, I've just taken 6 hours of gaming.
[QUOTE=Glorbo;28604637]What about people that play a video game while snorting a line of cocaine?[/QUOTE]
Super coke. Don't do it, it will be the worst mistake of your life.
OD'd on vidya games
Call of Duty is steroids.
Would explain all of the insults shouted over the microphones.
I have problems sleeping if I play video games in the evening, I can confirm that.
You know, whenever I play games, I feel like I've snorted cocaine and I can't get to sleep, then I feel the urge to kill and rape people.
Dr. Poop, you're a genius!
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Actually WoW is more like Meth.
[quote]Of the sleeplessness scandal, Pope claimed that kids who stay up late playing titles such as Call of Duty are unable to concentrate the next morning "because of the endorphin high in their brains" that leads to a "chemical imbalance" that disturbs behaviour and learning.[/quote]
that happens even if you don't play video games while staying up, stupid
By that logic, Gaben is the world's fattest drug dealer.
[QUOTE=samusaran253;28604182]He also seems to think that there are only two generations of video games, despite how there have been seven generations so far.[/QUOTE]
He said two generations of people. Today's kids, and their parents grew up with video games is what he's saying.
Then apparently I snort 4 lines of cocaine every night of the week. :v:
Wow really. Am I the only person who realized that the first paragraph in OP isn't part of the article? OP just made shit up like him being Amish, or a pseudo-scientist, and his name is Pope, not Poop. Wow dudes, learn to read.
[editline]14th March 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Treybuchet;28604828]But he is correct, to a degree, albeit with some flawed analogies.
As I said, gaming affects the reward pathways in your brain, which essentially releases something(possibly dopamine, could be wrong here) that makes you feel good when you complete a task, as a sort of reward. I'm not saying it's your standard drug high, or necessarily addictive. But it is something that one can get addicted to, and it is enjoyable. He goes a bit far, but he is, to a degree, right.
And OP wrote a terrible biased synopsis on the situation, a la Glenn Beck and Fox News.[/QUOTE]
Cool, someone else who realized the summary was bullshit.
Got any scientific proof or evidence Mr.[b]Therapist[/b]? Or maybe you ran some tests and experiments on a group of people and have the results that back up your claims?
No?
Then fuck off. You and all those "Video games are evil" dumb shits.
Hey guys, remember when rock and heavy metal made you a devil worshiper?
[quote]Describing his campaign against gaming as a "personal quest to spread the message"[/quote]
Oh fuck no, not another Jack Thompson. At least he isn't a fucking lawyer.
Amnesia: the Dark Descent must be some really bad acid
[QUOTE]As I said, gaming affects the reward pathways in your brain, which essentially releases something(possibly dopamine, could be wrong here) that makes you feel good when you complete a task, as a sort of reward. I'm not saying it's your standard drug high, or necessarily addictive. But it is something that one can get addicted to, and it is enjoyable. He goes a bit far, but he is, to a degree, right.[/QUOTE]
I agree with that because it's true, what I don't agree with is that they turn people into murderers and how it's the "silent killer" of our generation.
I just snorted like 3 lines
I feel pretty ok I guess
If that were true then that means i have done more coke than most hollywood stars have done in their entire life.....
D.r. Poop lawl.
OP full of [b]shit[/b]
[b] C-C-C-C-C-C-YYYYEEEAAAAHHHH!!!! [/b]
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