So, lately I’ve been seeing some posts on gaming and I’ve been wondering. I’ve been playing Roblox for an hour and I plan to hit my usual time of 4-5 hours. I do it to pass the time.

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    3 days ago

    Addiction is not about how many hours you play, it’s about how much it interferes with other priorities.

    That said, above 20 hours a week would be around the borderline for me. If I started playing more than that then I’d probably be addicted.

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      3 days ago

      Nonsense. E.g. I do play a lot more than 20hrs and am not addicted. Wifey too. It’s a passion and we don’t work, so there’s plenty of time to do so. Like any other hobby.

      Addiction isn’t measured by time but harm.

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        3 days ago

        There are exceptions. 20 hours is just a rough watermark. My reply wasn’t really clear on this so I’ll amend it.

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          3 days ago

          Very rough, that’s not even 3 hours a day. Which, in my book, is very very little for a hobby. Compared to going to work for 8 hours :)