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minus-squareTwilightVulpine@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up22·1 year agoParents badly need to understand how bad these things are, because even games explicitly for children these days are full of it, and it has been going on for over a decade already.
minus-squaredisplaced_city_mouse@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoNot just parents – my wife has an unhealthy mobile game addiction. We’ve talked about it and talked about it, but it’s still a heavy draw for her.
Parents badly need to understand how bad these things are, because even games explicitly for children these days are full of it, and it has been going on for over a decade already.
Not just parents – my wife has an unhealthy mobile game addiction. We’ve talked about it and talked about it, but it’s still a heavy draw for her.