> You seem to be trying to draw some broader conclusion that video games are harmful.

I never said video games are harmful. I talked about manipulation of people of all ages at a planetary scale.

Ok, thanks for clarifying. Still, I don’t see too much in modern gaming that’s different from what we had as kids. The gacha/gambling mechanics are overused and this might be detrimental. But I definitely spent days glued to the screen back in the day even without that stuff.

(The moderation problems in the article are clearly a new and separate issue that needs to be dealt with.)