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Don't doctors have better things to worry about?
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Don't you love local news affiliates who are run by old ladies complaining because their children aren't spending enough time at Youth Camp.
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Oh yeah,... like no ones ever been addicted to something...
Like food, smokes, booze, sex, drugs, shopping, anger, working, slacking off, internet, youtube, tanning, collecting.... yeah... If it wasn't for junk food and videogames, I bet no one would have any addictive tendancies to fill voids in their lives... But yeah, anything to villify videogames again, right? |
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K, that being said... You are right, these reporters need to focus on something else.:) |
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A disorder?! Gimme a break. People are honestly idiots if they are worried about this.
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Please. Like I don't hear this enough from my mom and relatives. In the rare occasions that I play my PS2 or GBA, they act like I do it too much.
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Sadly doctors have nothing better to do....no other illness to cure, no other vaccines to make....no other ill people to diagnose. All they have left to do is make new disorders to squeeze the moolah outta you.
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Yes, all doctors do nothing but try to bleed you of money. all of them. It's true. :roll:
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Half my family are doctors. They are all teh evil!!
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Why are you all so quick to dismiss this? He's not even drawing any conclusions, and a video game addiction isn't unheard of at all. MMORPGS anyone? Grow up.
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But think about it. Billions of dollars being given towards the study of curing cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's, and how much headway has been made? Just recently the creation of a new drug that can dampen the effects of Alzheimer's has come about. It's wonderful, but how much is that drug going to cost? Doctors are asking for more money for Alzheimer's research despite this breakthrough. More money goes into cancer and yet there has been no new discoveries made. So what exactly are they doing with all this money? Speaking in a more close-to-home sense, in some states, if you don't have insurance (or if your coverage isn't popular enough), your medical bills are expensive. I once had to pay $135 for a back problem when my back wasn't even looked at. No X-Rays, no touching of the back, nothing at all. Basically, all I did was pay for getting my vitals done and told to rest. It's ridiculous. Basically, going to the doctor now is like getting screwed by a mechanic. |
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"The American Medical Association will vote on whether to make habitual video gaming a disorder at an upcoming meeting." Read that and tell it isn't ridiculous. Go ahead. Tell me, please. Quote:
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Yeah, US health care seems to be just as bad as its reputation.
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Damn straight. Having spent 3 months in a hospital once taking care of my dad, I assure you. We suck ass as a nation when it comes to health care..
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Like others have mentioned, doctors are looking out for your best interest. This isn't another case of 'blaming' things on gaming à la Jack Thompson. US health care may or may not suck, but that doesn't have anything to do with the issue at hand. |
The last time I was in the hospital, they took great care of me. The doctors had a lot of compassion and concern. And they were only confirming that I had IBS and Acid Reflux disorder. And after the procedure, I was high as a kite from the anesthetic. My health insurance covered the whole thing. I dunno about everyone else, but I think there's plenty of good doctors out there who really care.
Now about the issue of gaming addiction? It's out there. It should be a disorder, for real. Everquest and World of Warcraft took over my life for a good while. I'm not saying my addiction was unhealthy. I left the house sometimes, and took breaks. But some people do need help. |
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Hey, anything to make Doctors rich without having to do any real research. I know eating fast food is bad. I know not excersizing is bad. What about the stomache flu I just contracted? Any answer on that? NO? Just wash my hands? Not solving anything. Face it. Do we really expect a cure for AIDS, when we can't even get rid of nonfatal, yet dastardly annoying things like the common cold? I think we're setting the bar too high. Let's help uppermiddle class kids who can afford high def tvs and 1000000 video games and systems and ignore people without any sort of health insurance. US medical system at its best. |
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