Father of 4, teen unplug for weeks to break video gaming obsessions | ABC News

Chris from Ohio and Josh from Michigan both were gaming for hours on end until experts intervened and helped them give up gaming.
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[@phobepotatoegirlpretty5774]

I thought Josh was a father of 4

[@alexisdacreator]

Phobepotatoegirl Pretty lol me too

[@rufusbourne3413]

Same

[@8.581]

Phobepotatoegirl Pretty the only reason I clicked the video😂

[@anthonyn9096]

click baited

[@EffZeZet]

Phobepotatoegirl Pretty lol

[@arnavkamath9642]

"Staring at screens for hours"? How do you think we got here?

[@Zillanator]

Arnav Dinesh Kamath I know right? She would be out of a job without TV

[@spot43]

You’re right

[@babacosby490]

I know right there like stay out of your phone if I did I would have not seen this 😋

[@ImKrrbecs]

best comment ever

[@cameronoconnor7087]

Judging from his bad aim...gonna need more than 60 hours a week

[@kekgodgt3530]

Cameron O'Connor so fkn true

[@coolkids123443]

wigga cant even fucking shoot someone not moving in front of him with and awp

[@amanchase7370]

Cameron O'Connor shut up u just the old dumb generation.Ya old generation is dead.

[@fursuits]

the daily silver life

[@Leeav]

LMAO

[@nonamenoname9322]

I don’t think gaming is the problem. He has mental and emotional issues and playing games is just a distraction for him. I feel like the parents haven’t spent enough bonding time with him and they basically just gave up on him.

[@vnqy920]

No Name No Name that’s kinda like me man. I’m 15 nearly 16 and have school problems. I’m trying to sort everything out atm.

[@abyss1997]

This is exactly what it is, no mentally healthy person does something continuously for 12+ hours

[@creeper1003]

I agree, this kid went to my school. He always seemed off. I showed this vid to my teacher and he said that the parents always blamed him and other teachers for his addiction.

[@darwindarwin2102]

That’s super true STOP LYING NEWS

[@gavinkinter5949]

You could not be more correct

[@yeetimusprime415]

It's an escape that's what it is, it's because life sucks, everyone my age just literally wants to die, gaming is his escape from suicide

[@bananaglue3779]

Well 12 hours of gameplay, skipping school I wouldn’t go that far

[@RYAN_4_]

Yeah. It’s most people’s escape from reality

[@RYAN_4_]

Radiation Toaster Fridge I agree,skipping school is too far

[@schwifity5184]

Boomer Zierath so true

[@FREE10prestigprogram]

haha how old are you?

[@dartin8423]

Watching TV for hours... Nah Thats fine Playing games for hours... D I G I T A L H E R O I N

[@mrbruh2689]

* R e a l s h i t*!

[@mpk3208]

lol not to mention watching tv for hours doesn't stimulate your brain at all like video games

[@SPACEHARICE]

He doesn't have a job and skips school He's useless

[@speeeee35]

LOL You must be really young.... They said the exact same thing about TV, and the exact same thing when "Nintendo" first came out... the only problem is that now it's EVERYWHERE, you can talk to people on it which makes you feel like you're being social.... Also, don't tell me these people weren't EXACTLY like drug addicts lol.... The kid had dreams about playing video games... You know what they call those in NA? "Drug dreams"... Some addicts have dreams where they're trying to score drugs, actually getting drugs, whatever, for YEARS after they stop using. He was having the exact same mental responses as a drug addict or alcoholic. Same with the other guy. And I'm sorry, I just don't believe that anyone ever had THAT bad of a response with TV.

[@flamejuice9122]

FINALY SOMEONE SPEAKING UP

[@Kyle-gs7fg]

So the dad is addicted but he doesn't even have level 10 support

[@fightersfightguide4363]

Kyle DANKster 😂

[@420thebestdayever]

Kyle DANKster probably filmed when the game was fairly new, and it didn't say he's addicted to battlefield. he probably was but just saying My G

[@9willross]

Kyle DANKster lmao

[@Theredstar2478]

shows that its fakeeee

[@fariszeidan8495]

12 hours? That's cute.

[@timothygirard9291]

FZGames lmao sadly i was thinking the same thing 😂😂

[@N4orEditor]

rookie numbers

[@Trollerman71244]

GXD pffft rookie numbers 😂😂😂

[@donterrius]

GXD my 3 year old brother and unborn sister can do them with no rest

[@ghostzz.]

bro i thought that this was my comment XD

[@miatarescue]

*bro where you been? rehab *drugs? alcohol? No I played COD for 3 months straight and punched my mom in the face *😐

[@ArceusX300]

can cer He's playing csgo, not shitty cod

[@kundaddy1617]

arab boy wtf

[@tonics7035]

arab boy ?????????

[@Patriciomiguelduromadera]

can cer lmao

[@dionmcdermott4927]

can cer lmao 😂

[@the_noodle_thief1523]

60 hours a week?! Those are rookie numbers!

[@supremejuice683]

true

[@ThrowingTexas144]

The_Noodle_Thief ikr

[@Kip3926]

I have 2000 hours on TF2

[@Wesker1213Gaming]

No shit. In my hey day I easily clocked in around 80 at least, No so much now, lol

[@idontwantmymomtoseethisacc5355]

I'm at least on my Devices for about 9000 hours per summer. ( I'm not making the over 9000 joke because it's old)

[@demasidrama8550]

60 Hours/Week = Terrible CSGO aim. Feelsbadman

[@AlexeyLevkinNumber1fan]

lmao i have played csgo for 50 hours and my aim is better

[@branden5034]

Bruh his sens is too high no wonder he isnt good

[@jonathannguyen4176]

oYeti_TV I play with 1 sens in csgo and 800 dpi, I still have good aim

[@altinberisha7046]

thats a little too slow for me i do 3.21 and 400

[@KronicBAD-CONTENT]

oYeti_TV my dpi is 1600 and sensitivty of 5.5 and made it to supreme, sense speed doesnt matter

[@sparkzy2952]

*how is playing a game worse than heroin*

[@KingGyappu]

Cloud the wise are you a non gamer or something

[@XxxUnderestimatedxxX]

Cloud The Wise hey buddy, you just blow in from stupid town?

[@Damian-me7di]

Brain 🧠 damage (95% of the time)

[@titan9259]

1OOTH LIKE

[@ohwell6422]

@@Damian-me7di hahahaha!!

[@IanGrahn]

Talks about people “staring at their screens too much” but then promotes it by making a video about it.....

[@tyronemartin8680]

If they didn't make a video no one will see it.

[@gull2870]

News is so hiporcrital

[@misarieni3532]

IG0516 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@yansami9903]

IG0516 Oh my God. 🤦‍♀️

[@mbabad28]

How will they promote it? How are they gonna promote it, make a book about it?

[@michaelc7011]

12 hours? Rookie

[@Pgm1krob]

Zerp M 😂😂😂

[@keytel1]

Ikr

[@nayyythan3034]

Fr 😂😂😂😂

[@clubcyberialain]

xd

[@sovyn7789]

What a scub

[@klopsy75]

leave that kid only, Hes practicing for the majors.

[@nexus1g]

He's playing with a Razer Naga. He's hoping to one day make it to Silver 2.

[@abdulrahiem978]

hhahaha lmaoo

[@NathanPugs]

he got no skins lmao

[@TH3SLEEPING]

Foreals, if he were to make some money playing his parents probably wouldn't mind.

[@recreational_fish]

If they let him keep playing he might actually be able to go pro, maybe 1-2 more years and BAM C9

[@dirt8617]

*Walks sneakily into dark alley up to a hooded person* "Hey man, you uh, you got the stuff?" "Heck yeah man, here you go..." *Hands him mouse* *Deep sniff* "Oh yeah, that's the good stuff..."

[@dazikenhd364]

Atleast kids aren’t addicted to drugs.

[@Aaron-xr7oc]

DazikenHD video games >>> drugs

[@dazikenhd364]

Aaron Amaral ouch. ☹️

[@MichealZaWozski]

facts

[@amessgrace]

DazikenHD True, haha!

[@Steered]

Trur

[@nipixel]

Gaming, can be an escape from reality, depression, and suicidal thoughts. You have to remember, young people sometimes want to kill themselves Edit: Notice, I said ESCAPE, not fix.

[@toqe]

Oh DuDe Ur So EdGy

[@proudbeaner696]

Most of those people are depressed and having suicidal thoughts because of playing way to much and not leaving the house a lot . This is what causes a lot of modern depression , staying home all day and getting stuck on technology.

[@proaguy101]

Drugs and alcohol can also be an escape. And that's the point. If you are depressed and suicidal that's a problem you'd be better off handling, not escaping from.

[@joshcuneo2782]

xXfencesXx handle by going through with it?

[@dddawdaddawda3104]

Nipixel Gaming playing video games all day won’t fix depression

[@fsimbih]

They have to understand that not everyone who plays video games are like these people. It’s an escape from reality, from depression or stress. But yeah skipping school and neglecting your kids is too far

[@spookyskeleton7912]

iTryhard This news station is over exaggerating with a bit of this, too.

[@msv622]

I had a serious foot injury last year.. couldn't work/drive 3months. Never played video games before. Husband brought home Xbox one, it seriously helped me deal with depression.

[@jorisvskostas8074]

iTryhard i

[@Ðåřțħ_Våďėř]

iTryhard right

[@AL3XXGARSK8]

Na boi everyone skips school it’s nothing “too far”

[@truslo]

Anybody else: It’s just bad parenting. They shouldn,t- “Expert”: DIgITaL hEroiN!

[@athena8057]

Yes it is bad parenting

[@progold7607]

These so called “Experts” are dumb asses

[@taylorstraughan6536]

I love how everyone that watches this has watched it through a screen

[@MrMalcolm220]

I watched it through my camp fire

[@osafu1926]

Taylor Straughan I'm not picking any sides, but a projector is not a screen.

[@taylorstraughan6536]

Osafu i realized that

[@osafu1926]

Taylor Straughan Lmao you deleted your comment. 😂

[@taylorstraughan6536]

Osafu ik

[@xXSlyfoxMinionXx]

Digital heroine. He stole that term from a Chinese doctor.

[@xXSlyfoxMinionXx]

Austin Awesome Yep.

[@Teggymania]

Oh boy, it's the end of the world.

[@angelvalencia6782]

Fuck digital heroin ,get him that real shit and a bunch of hookers so he stops using that extremely harmful digital stuff and on to the natural safe heroin

[@logancreagh8239]

yet we are all watching this on a device

[@Djenx-]

Logan Creagh hahaha I'm dying right now😂

[@andrewspillan3486]

Nope I'm watching this on a tree. Bitch

[@kokoth]

Fuck that. Videos on phones are for chicks. 24 inch monitor.

[@jarheadmstr]

Chris Thompson guess I’m a chick then fuck

[@monibehtesham1609]

Logan Creagh yeah no shit. What do I watch this on? A fucking tree?

[@connorlucente9482]

0:50 HE MISSED THE AWP SHOT HOW IS HE SO BAD BEING THIS ADDICTED

[@mavish1234]

🤣

[@sarria97]

Id rather have my son do this than be out on the street doing drugs with his friends🤦‍♀️

[@lukehahn4784]

Poison you a horrible mother

[@connorhessee]

whats wrong with you

[@bee5120]

Neither is healthy tbh. It's like picking your own poison, in the end it doesn't matter which one you rather let your child pick; it will end up damaging him in the end.

[@coluurs5660]

미셜비 you’d seriously rather have your kid do drugs?

[@bee5120]

@@coluurs5660 I'd have my kids do NEITHER too much video gaming nor drugs. Both are mutually exclusive and are negative addictions. Too much videogaming isn't simply the alternate answer to doing drugs.

[@Grimblee-]

hes not addicted... hes commited

[@DeezYoink]

Dizzy Sparks true

[@yeetyeet377]

BRUUUUUH

[@Bellaevvy]

Dizzy Sparks omg 100th like, and yeah 😂😂

[@zawadikagira]

Very few get this Lil Uzi reference

[@lilai_-2192]

Dizzy Sparks yup

[@cameronriley5271]

This can't be real😂 he's playing csgo without a headset, he must be silver😂

[@nicholasgleason3763]

Cameron Riley probably not even ranked only playing deathmatch

[@sambq]

Cameron Riley he has a headset but wasn't wearing one

[@Jayyon]

he's not even good lol

[@rhr98]

breathless n6u5r6x2 he was only playing deathmatch to show off for the news probably. it's not like he's gonna play a ranked match when there are people filming him and he can't focus or leave etc.

[@Jayyon]

only casual player play deathmatch, good players plays on FFA headshot only severs. if i was on tv i would try as hard as i can to flex my skills. but he is probably silver. and he is sitting so far away from the screen....

[@bordii69]

“Nearly 5 hours gaming” some people literally play for 10 hours a day and still have no brain damage

[@dakota100]

@Youkon Dukon for some, video games are used for a distraction from outside influence because they don't get social interaction normally so it really doesn't matter

[@bordii69]

WOOF ikr

[@princepond1633]

During my school years I played video games for 5+ hours a day and I still do my school work (Go to school) and I got good grades. And even after I finished my education, I still go to work and then played video games after I finished my job for the day

[@mikuisgod4591]

"Breaking news kid has fun in different way than the stone age"

[@mikuisgod4591]

TheBookWorm1718 16

[@mikuisgod4591]

TheBookWorm1718 it was a joke... dont think too hard next time

[@minecraftminertime]

TheBookWorm1718 video games weren't around in the stone age.

[@mikuisgod4591]

MischievousMoo thanks i didnt know that i better go re write my obviously sarcastic comment

[@jellybrown]

miku is god BREAKING NEWS: Local healer doesn't know what to do with a kid struggling through rock addition This kid from Indus Valley has been banging a rock since dusk yesterday. We are trying to help him stop.

[@zklpr4661]

60 hours a week? Those are chump numbers. Get this kid some mountain dew and tell him to play some more and git gud.

[@zaza445]

R O O K I E N U M B E R S

[@blameitonnutella2293]

Lmaoo I play 120 hrs in 2 weeks, my ma is weak. Also he sucks ass in csgo

[@addieeeson]

Bturcotte1101 w h o n e e d s s l e e p a n y w a y s

[@ArtieArchives]

Ruby Infernum, I AGREE!

[@ArtieArchives]

112 Hours for me.

[@MossBot]

News: we need to stop digital stuff Me: But I am watching the news on KZbin!

[@psychosalad6653]

XDXDXDXDXD

[@hxneybee8080]

Aryel T.V lol

[@farmtowntigers4491]

Aryel T.V that’s what I saiddddd😂😂

[@insecureboy5987]

Lmfao

[@420pluto5]

Omg I was just about to type that

[@nickclute1943]

As a Gamer, we play so long because it distracts us from what’s going on in the outside world. There could be something upsetting us and we’d just wanna play our games so we can forget about it. Gaming is not the problem

[@quchi7232]

True but it's also possible being addicted. I used to be a gamer too playing 17 hours per day during my day off and 6 hours on working days until I quit my job just so I can game all day, wasn't worth it. It's hard to accept the fact that gaming addiction can cause a lot of problems too physically and mentally. Curing gaming addiction takes a lot of time really, and it's not easy.

[@rishisharma5827]

Not developing healthy coping mechanisms is

[@selw4881]

Definitely need to do something else tho

[@chillkenshin9964]

@@quchi7232 17 hours? psh rookie number

[@progold7607]

@@quchi7232 I don’t blame videos games in your Situation. I blame you

[@dsmith6479]

Kid: I love mw2 it’s just so great Mom: josh you’re ADDICTED we’re gonna look at ur brain and send you to a Vietnam style pow camp Kid: virtual reality just got too real

[@yibohuang9316]

Relatable

[@mrbruh2689]

Imao

[@xinferischief1570]

You havent seen pow camps have you?

[@colin-ih8rv]

That wasn’t mw2 that was csgo lmaoooo

[@mta_nj_transit_man216]

lol

[@danr6157]

Thought the father of 4 was the kid in the thumbnail lool

[@Jorge007dr]

Me too lol

[@tupacshakur3745]

same lol

[@Lvrrve1]

Same lol

[@julianellsworth7889]

Ikr lol

[@marshallm6834]

Aha same

[@Drayonis]

The parents are afraid of their kid? Punching holes in the wall? That father isn't a man

[@Freekygrandma]

Drayonis Kids kill their parents nowadays for the least stupid things. This is a real problem. You ever heard of the Menendez Brothers? Look em up!

[@Freekygrandma]

Drayonis I'll be 50 in a few yrs. lol. Anyway, I have 8 children that I have gone through this with. Half of them outgrew it. The other half I'm still working with. I get them out of the house away from the computers. Its a difficult matter especially if they suffer from anger issues. These kids nowadays are not like our generation assuming you are near my age.

[@Drayonis]

I'm close to your age yes and that never happened in my house because I'm not discussing anything with kids. Parents are too soft on their kids and allowing them to get away with anything. Treating kids like adults. The fact that he even OWNS that computer is a problem. I tell mine everyday you don't have a room, I'm just letting you stay here.

[@Freekygrandma]

Drayonis I know that's right!!! You sound like my momma!! Lol

[@obadiahbenyahuwah1365]

Demonic possession causes people to punch holes in the wall.

[@amon8400]

Bad parenting & lack of emotional support: nah, that ain’t the problem Mariokart: *DIGITAL HEROIN*

[@Y3N1X]

This is just bad parenting

[@nickhill8612]

Yes your absolutely right. Parents afraid to say No

[@LapisGoBlue]

They seem like they really dont give af about there kid

[@nickhill8612]

@@LapisGoBlue You're right

[@XpurlX]

I agree!

[@Trollerman71244]

YENIX oooh ark pfp

[@tylerabra8719]

Bet He Isn’t Global Elite

[@tylerabra8719]

Only 195 IQ's Are Allowed in Roblox

[@gr33n007]

Missing em shots lol

[@Gupko1662]

He was playing against bots and didnt use headphoned too what a silver lmao

[@hexonn9355]

roblox oder

[@kekgodgt3530]

60 hours a week and he misses a shot with the awp while the enemy is standing stil thats what i call iq 70

[@tylerpaulik6065]

and then there’s ninja that plays all day and gets 200k a week

[@davidtheslayerrr]

Tyler Paulik lol I know

[@Jsalcedo23]

Tyler Paulik he definitely makes more than that per week. He’s making anywhere between 2-6 million a month

[@muhhamadhashmi4586]

Jsalcedo23 no he's not u R actually dumb

[@nainoat1233]

Jsalcedo23 he makes around 560k per month

[@muhhamadhashmi4586]

Abdullah Zeb yea but 2 mill a week is 8 mill a month which is 96 mill a yea which is more than LeBron james or any sports player no one makes that much money per week from youtube

[@mirazwrld3764]

honestly im more concerned for the father than i am for the teenage boy

[@killabite620]

The anti-video game community is something else. First is it was the violence argument, now they're trying to make us look bad by comparing gamers to heroin addicts. Give up already.

[@killabite620]

Goblin Z lmao it’s a hobby just like everyone else has. Also where else would I Iive dumbass?

[@shanemanning6748]

Goblin Z its a hobby that is nothing like drug addiction. Its fun and enjoyable. Yes, people need breaks, but do you really think everybody has an addiction?

[@choirfandomcookingrantsand496]

Revulsion i used to clock in 80 + hours on my xbox 360 the longest i been on till 12 am. They almost unpluged me for good till I took up sewing. Now I spend 80+ hours sewing and they are fine with it. I play only one game only thats minecraft it stimulates my creativity.

[@adizzle45]

Goblin Z im actually 19 not 30.

[@fazegregpaul2925]

Revulsion I really love how people will meet a gamer and automatically think he’s a lazy bastard. I have a 4.0 GPA and I’m in NHS. But the second I pick up the controller I’m classified with lazy whores that stay in their moms basement

[@grizznation911]

If he plays 60 hours week might as well make KZbin so he can get payed for it

[@shep7544]

92G Gaming it's not that simple, you also have to edit

[@grizznation911]

Trainer Red he better learn

[@The_Janitors_Closet]

92G Gaming I think u forgot about the time taken to get a big following before u get paired with ytube and actually get paid, the editing time and the render time...

[@zproductions5747]

92G Gaming you don't become big on KZbin over night. And the pay is trash for a long time. 1$ every 1k view or so

[@chriskilgour6707]

Because people gonna freak out and be like no you can't get paid that easy simply just say work on it and hope to make money

[@leonthesleepy]

"Josh you need to get off" LMAOOO

[@zacfreebairn4102]

what

[@h0rcrux774]

i dont get it

[@nervoushabit4634]

Shit parents. Unplug the router. Sell his computer. Anything actually productive lol.

[@limebean2788]

leonthesleepy "get off at 1"

[@TomEarley]

I think that's his real issue ;)

[@jamesle9851]

nobody: expert: iTs DIgiTAl HerIOn

[@meatman1086]

“Expert”

[@xSynomical]

My dad plays Wii sports with me

[@kamden1777]

such a wholesome comment :)

[@discodust1]

日本人ではない lmao same

[@tdsambitious6075]

😂😂😂

[@crunchynute5745]

YOUR AN ADDICT, STOP PLAYING NOW SAVE YOURSELF

[@donsteppedinside6796]

you should disown ur da

[@mcmemecake8065]

Wow 18 hours a day?! Rookie gotta get that up to 24 hours, I've FINNALY gotten my hours up to 96 a day after 4 months of training.

[@zaza445]

GET IT TO 96

[@ryanknight7202]

I play atleast 48 hours a day

[@laytekel1184]

Puny gamers. Try 200 hours a day

[@therealhope4999]

We gotta pump them numbers up those are rookie numbers

[@khalidius1551]

1 year a day

[@BeanutButterBoy]

60 hours a week? those are rookie numbers. gotta pump those numbers up!

[@Robin-fd9pu]

50000 hours a month xD

[@randy312]

Even with those numbers you are a Filthy Casual.

[@Chloe-ok1xm]

Nice Booty nice copying someone's comment haha

[@BigBoi653]

+Chloe 7485 He stole nobody's comments. I could say the same about yours.

[@CWG500SUBSWBC]

So a pros is 9999999999999999999999999999 hours a day ? Or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,00,000 hours?

[@taakofromtv150]

Me being a kid “hey mum, dad do you want to go play catch with me.” Them “No! Didn’t we tell you not to interrupt us whilst we’re watching the real housewives.”

[@michaeldascrubtarling1610]

I like to game but i'd never skip school, game 60 hours a week or play CS LOL

[@Kip3926]

It's csgo get it right ogfjjfjrhfshjfeokcWc||^'xskkcdyl

[@happydr_]

LOL, as in haha or LOL as in League of Legends

[@jordanrcs]

I'm guessing you play COD? LMAO

[@tayyriggs2777]

Michael Da Scrub Tarling faxxssss

[@tayyriggs2777]

Michael Da Scrub Tarling I always take like 3 hours breaks

[@BrandonReck]

"Road to Rehabilitation" Jesus Christ, you're acting like he's been doing lines for years and needs a therapist. Oh wait...

[@starsiq199]

So I can play outside for 10 hours but I can't play games for 10 hours?

[@MichaelMagill1990]

Playing video games for 10 hours a day isn't necessarily bad so long as you're paying attention to your studies, working on developing some other skill, and especially being social... but that's extremely unlikely. Being social is extremely important because it's the skill that will provide you with the most advantages in life. When you're playing outside with friends for ten hours, you're at least honing those social skills. Though, "playing" outside can be just as bad as gaming, depending on who you are socializing with, since you can develop social habits that only hinder you as you get older. The important thing to note is the type of distinction you are making between the activities. What you are doing is making a *moral* comparison. Sure, it isn't "right" that someone gets to enjoy doing something else for 10 hours a day and somehow that activity be more socially acceptable. But the fact is, it's not that the activity is more socially acceptable that makes it more worthwhile, it's that the activity is simply more beneficial. Being outside and participating in physical activities makes you more sexually and socially attractive as well for example. As a rule of thumb, any activity that enhances skills that will be useful in adulthood is good, and any activity that reinforces behavior that will need to be changed later in life is bad. The reason being is that it's more difficult to change as an adult due to a decrease in neuroplasticity. If such habits persist into adulthood, you'll probably have to resort to cognitive behavioral therapy to get your life on track (time and money). The role of parents, similar to other members of the animal kingdom, is to provide *guidance* so that their offspring develop the skills necessary to survive in the surrounding environment. When you encourage your children to develop skills that are counterproductive to that goal (which parents often unknowingly do) you are developing behavioral problems that can produce a life-long struggle (in other words, ruining their lives). Unfortunately, you cannot fight the current with it comes to survival as an adult. You need a form of income, and you need to be social. If you can find a way to secure an income that's plentiful enough to put food on the table, a roof over your head, and to support your gaming habits... go for it. Just be sure that the life of a gaming addict is what you truly wish to have, because essentially the entirety of your actions will be central to that one activity. And you might just find later in life how regretful you are for pursuing such a fruitless ambition.

[@yuckyyyy]

お化け This would be great for an argument essay on the topic

[@lyomaninventor2637]

お化け I read the whole thing cuz I have no life

[@bagasreno6529]

お化け lol

[@starsiq199]

Pink AK *right in write lol guess I’m not the idiot here You’ve got to remember people get into fights get convinced to smoke and to do other bad things , my Mum lets me play as she knows I’m safe at home and I have friends online

[@abigailloar956]

This is why you set boundaries when they are small. Their tantrums hurt less. I think people are really lost. It is taboo to even parent anymore, everything we say or do is wrong. Some people just choose to sit on their hands in confusion, but we have to fight for our kids and set them up for a positive future! Don't let people tell you how to parent your kids, do the right thing!

[@Wafflez0007]

this has to be a joke

[@magicskills4143]

Kiko it is joke this kid needs a life or a girlfriend

[@jstar2671]

It’s not my brother has this exact thing

[@theloniousvic]

“And I told you to get off at 1” ....STOP!😂😂😂

[@funnyrobloxarchives2251]

Thelonious Vic I died 🤣😂😂

[@Remi-yb7mu]

I wonder what rank he has in csgo

[@MarshallTHEburD]

Prolly like s2

[@AxieSpot]

unranked because it looks like he only plays DM lol

[@KRANKYS100]

S2

[@xen6321]

That nigga don't even got on headphones

[@gootery]

are u dumb? 1:29

[@chunkymango343]

“It’s a growing trend” 🤣

[@romanjames3451]

Plays video games for an adnormal amount of time, gets MRI

[@braxtonlombardi7185]

Roman James my family just took away my electronics and I broke my addiction

[@Theredstar2478]

braxton lombardi but how are you talking to us now????

[@braxtonlombardi7185]

Theredstar2478 it was awhile ago

[@Theredstar2478]

braxton lombardi k

[@scarts777]

Roman James lol casual

[@kermkerm]

Games are not the problem, it’s how the kids respond to it and how the parents handle their kids

[@bshsshvshdshensndheh6110]

Mail Dude games are the problem, in an “addiction” it is hard to respond nicely when someone is trying to get you out of something your mind is already corrupted in.

[@kaymay5903]

@@bshsshvshdshensndheh6110 Corrupted is the wrong word. This boy has some issues but his parents are passive and ultimately it is their faults he turned out this way. I play games and get great grades and I'm also not this aggressive and idiotic.

[@filthyuncleben2645]

they are the problem , its like saying alcohol isnt the problem for alcoholism

[@filthyuncleben2645]

@Daddy Max true

[@arianas0714]

@edgarjx1 Please take an IQ test first.

[@nurulanizazainudin]

he need asian mom... no kids can reply "stop!" like that to asian mom..

[@randycastillo5379]

Or a black mom , or Mexican, or Italian

[@karen3013]

they'll give you the silent death stare and then you start collapsing

[@vivithai1128]

Nurul Aniza Zainudin He would get the ass slapping of a century...

[@splinhx4536]

Nurul Aniza Zainudin True... My mom *WILL* kill me!

[@BrookelleBlasphemy]

Nurul Aniza Zainudin ANY other race other than white wouldn't allow it honestly

[@ChimpRiot]

His parents are way too soft allowing him to damage the house when he doesn't get his own way.

[@user-gc8we1ht7f]

I was skipping school , stealing cars and did drugs this kid plays video games and skips school but he has to go to rehab I feel bad for this kid

[@bananaglue3779]

Stealing cars and doing drugs? Bro, get the fuck out of here Go to jail or something

[@user-gc8we1ht7f]

Radiation Toaster Fridge that was years ago bro

[@Zero-cu1wr]

MrOak22 Don’t feel bad for him when Josh is playing 60 hours in a week and has terrible aim at CSGO xD.

[@aaron1553]

MrOak22 your life sounds awesome

[@user-gc8we1ht7f]

Aaron 15 I don’t do that no more but that was my equivalent of gaming then I was usually peer pressured into most of those things but yea

[@sudjd508]

Only 12 hours? Those are rookie numbers

[@g1mpboy966]

true i can sit for fucking 19 hours playing pubg

[@g1mpboy966]

ja

[@JacobCaray]

G1MPBOY wow your mom jokes my favorite

[@shanesimon1676]

Nothing wrong with playing games, but there needs to be balance.

[@BetterEggsOfficial]

One should never put their games before family, unless your family is *actually* shit

[@JayJay-]

Shane Simon facts

[@JayJay-]

Shane Simon just play sports

[@alvaroj9509]

Lil Dick That's what someone whos addicted to video games and can't admit that he doesn't have a life would say

[@111rr5]

Lil Dick I think I found a video game addict

[@shatteredonyx6667]

Parents: *my son plays video games for 12 hours* Me: *those are weak numbers my dude*

[@andrewmartin4387]

I enjoy video games but when you don't spend time with your family during a Holliday, that's taking it too far

[@murdoxxed]

exactly. I mean I love video games and KZbin and music and shit but I still spend time with my family I mean c’mon.

[@layback9899]

Andrew Husar Martin I totally agree im a gamer too but I play video games at night but not until 4 unless it’s a new game but if I had a wife a kid I would spend the most time of them as possible I’m starting to rap maybe in my songs I would talk about video game addiction

[@oofmanfan7285]

Andrew Husar Martin yes that is very true

[@mulliganlounge6912]

Same

[@theadventuresofalittleliza6015]

Andrew Husar Martin I agree

[@wasistskill2742]

People just dont understand why playing video games is fun, and complain about us while they are sitting in front of the tv 10hours a day.

[@OptimalShot]

XandarLP deadass or even their phone

[@joeferrara123]

XandarLP they are not making the point that video games are not fun, they are saying that too much video game or electronic activity is not good for your health.

[@OptimalShot]

+Kaultier the only point we here are saying is that tv and video games are essentially the same, if not tv worse

[@immiinent]

XandarLP lol fr

[@tenstargaming9599]

Optimal Shot tv is way worse you are actually thinking and having alot of brain activity instead of sitting there and staring

[@vxhIe]

1:43 fake ass csgo sounds lmao

[@scarts777]

Salacity ツ lol ikr

[@thatskinnykid4157]

WTF THAT SOUNDS FAKER THAN PORNHUB TELLING ME There's A GIRL WILLING TO FUCK ME 2 MILES AWAY.

[@raredinosaurXD]

Salacity ツ I think its team fortress

[@scarts777]

Suicide Boys it’s csgo

[@samuelpetkovsek404]

OMG LOL

[@GHOST-ig6bi]

''The problem isn't the kids, it's the Dad!'' [his face with the earphones on] KILLED ME 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Noided88815]

Leave the kid alone, its not an addiction. Its just an escape from the shitstorm that is life.

[@joeferrara123]

FlakeyJakey there is a lot you can do if you don’t get along with people or you are having trouble with different subjects and staring at a screen for hours will only cause more problems.

[@mechyyz9860]

1:44 **UPDATE LOGS** Literally made P250 into a machine gun. AK-47 now is a machine gun that is on tanks. TEC-9 is now M249.

[@emilskurup4473]

I play 14 hours every week... my dad thinks I have a problem

[@gregweebly5974]

2 hours a day isn't bad wtf

[@laak7982]

WHAT 14 H WTF SAAAAAAD

[@humbleroll1586]

You should show him this video to prove that you don't have a problem.

[@kekgodgt3530]

Kim Jong -Trill i agree

[@justanothergamer2141]

I play 7 hours a week and I am not allowed to play on the weekdays, my parents say I have an addiction...

[@Ab-wv7ez]

Really a f’ing mri. Bro he’s a teen. Almost every teen is like this.

[@carlosguzman972]

we are all addicted to something. so it's better to be addicted to video games rather then drugs

[@ginasaephanh1511]

everything cost money.. games/ electricity/ drugs.. this world is revolved around money/ technology etc

[@nolimitcabrera]

Shadey No no he's addicted to video game heroin tho 😑😂😂

[@jazz123214]

It does the same damage to your brain that drugs do. When looking at a brain scan of someone on heroine and someone with gaming addiction it looks almost identical. They explained some of it on this video. +Shadey

[@kairv2562]

SRO3 Video game play may provide learning, health, social benefits, review finds. Playing video games, including violent shooter games, may boost children's learning, health and social skills, according to a review of research in American Psychologist quick Google search

[@kairv2562]

Maukie Paukie In February, the Italian researchers presented evidence that playing fast-paced video games can improve the reading skills of children with dyslexia. ... The authors of the study hypothesized that the action gameshelps kids increase their attention spans, a skill considered crucial to reading. how can you die from video games explain to me with me scientific studies

[@RedXPlayz296]

Your litteraly saying "stop staring at screens" when your making a youtube video... (-_-)

[@Goldenhawk5211]

RedXPlayz 296 a 10 minute video vs hours of video games. Hmmmmm....

[@icushfu732]

Goldenhawk521 Agreed a ten minute video would develop so many symptoms of "digital heroine". I think ABC has a plan here and it needs to be stopped.

[@Videokid703]

** ( You're ) **

[@trinitylivingston1286]

10 minute video verses over 12 hrs of video games.

[@MsDudette21]

don't be pedantic. you know what they meant.

[@Ronal-H-Mihawk]

lol this made me crack up, parents took their child to see a neurologist because he plays video games too much.

[@alvaroj9509]

Kids

[@callumfisher9124]

I think he needs to see an anger therapist. I'm just wondering if he goes to school. There are plenty of people I know who just sit at home staring at a screen all day.

[@banaanioverheaven4333]

playing videogames made me 5 times smarter xd

[@djpaulyp789]

Humble Man you are tight

[@djpaulyp789]

Right lol

[@_carter]

How tf does this guy play 18 hrs on a console like at least get a monitor

[@ponyboycurtis3458]

My word

[@Rio-483]

Carter He has a monitor.

[@corexium801]

Carter he has a pc bruh

[@_carter]

@@corexium801 bruh I don't even remember the context of this comment it was a year ago

[@corexium801]

Carter I’m dead asf💀

[@harambethegorilla3359]

If I was the kid I would find it pretty offensive if they took me to a hospital to get a brain scan.

[@Icybubba]

Video games tend to actually improve decision making a reaction time as well

[@ager126]

Icybubba the reashercher said those areas were more red, witch means more brain activity

[@ager126]

You can’t prove the changes in brain activity was due to games

[@PhillDrakeEntertainment]

@@Icybubba Yeah I learned english a lot from these games but you feel sleepy and annoyed everytime you put the controller down games are boring actually

[@Daketnietweet]

Icybubba Yeah they also tend to decrease movement, increase weight and agrresive behavior, have a brother who plays 24/7 on Fortnite, if we take the console he punches, screams fights.

[@Justsayinbruh]

why be addicted to games when there's porn? smfh

[@chillinhyphy]

porn gets boring

[@R-A-H_-]

+chillinhyphy hell yeah same shit everytime

[@Dougy]

Just Sayin / If you aren't cut then it feels great nonstop

[@adamjensen518]

Just Sayin Not everyone is a sexual deviant. That's why.

[@EnvyOw]

at least the kid is inside playing games and not doing drugs and getting girls pregnant this story is bullshit

[@Ghost572]

Yeah taking drugs and alcohol as a form of escapism is way worse.

[@DeezYoink]

Envy yeah the story is bullshit the reporters are like what shall we do a report on oh let's do it on video games so grown-ups never give the children games

[@blurrr8060]

Envy i think sitting on your ass all day is way worse than going out with freinds and drinking and smoking weed

[@EnvyOw]

Cian_ 2224 lol if u think that then I feel sorry sitting around inside all day isn't good but its better than being outside up to no good

[@Ghost572]

Yeah then maybe one day if the drugs take over they can be homeless sat on their ass all day outside begging for change. Perfect.

[@CarnoProductions]

I’m a computer addict and I’m fine and have some good friends IRL & Online

[@galaxytoons4608]

Me too

[@r-e_mii]

Wait til you get a partner if you don't already. They nor a kid or kids wont put up with it.

[@cr1sspyy]

You got a Girlfriend?

[@CarnoProductions]

@@cr1sspyy Not yet

[@_TheDabMan_]

Dude fr it's what every kid does PLAY GAMES it's their child hood it's not 1980's it's 2018

[@High_Traitor]

VortexZeRo _ yeah it’d be cool if they got that through their thick skull

[@vividly94]

Not to mention the fact that the average age of a gamer is literally 35, yet they try to play the kid card.

[@mosswhisper8718]

I know

[@filipgdr4074]

I’m actually glad he’s not playing fortnite.

[@waffleskater8]

The video is from before fortnite.

[@filipgdr4074]

I’m just saying.

[@mr.anonymous6212]

Filip GDR U WUT?

[@filipgdr4074]

I said I'm glad he's not playing fortnite. Read the comment more carefully.

[@Univercius]

Filip GDR he probably plays It now

[@billyh881]

If he playin cs 60 hours a week he better be global

[@ReelinandRockin99]

Eye C. Weiner he didn't even have a skin

[@scarts777]

XD tryhard trying to one deag

[@scrpiit4284]

only playing deathmatch, you ain't learning shit. if he tried mm, he wouldn't stand a chance against hackers in silver lol

[@tuhoojahamudi]

Xd

[@copelarp]

Eye C. Weiner dude probably is silver 4

[@vpklan2387]

If he was Polynesian, Mexican, or Chinese this wouldn't be a problem. If your any of this you would understand.

[@conchiz]

Of course. Adults trying to take away what they didn't have during their childhood

[@br0vahkiin124]

60 hours a week? filthy casual

[@AtomicMightExist]

Dime 10 hours a day

[@BBB-sg7ve]

yung hokage Nope even I hit those numbers 😅

[@johnnyappleseed4794]

Dime That's inhuman!

[@nignog6574]

yung hokage Funny. You dont have a girlfriend.

[@policehound]

Dime ikr

[@derekc5831]

The funny thing is that we’re watching this on our phones Like this please

[@jaycee8818]

Im on tablet

[@andersonbelland1688]

Nope computer

[@Crunk9]

No

[@mji9826]

Nope screen

[@paulcernek4905]

Derek Corder ikr

[@harleynorwood9140]

That’s ridiculous referring to video games as heroin video games are a escape for a lot of people I definitely do not agree him play 12-14 hours a day but still he should be aloud to play you don’t need to send him to a “video game rehab” honestly I hate the news all they do is say video games are bad bad bad and nothing else but bad when they aren’t all bad

[@aidanleonard1710]

Harley Norwood My parents said I was addicted so I literally stopped playing for 2 months and was fine. Could a person on heroin just quit for a couple months like that? NO!

[@unrealgalaxy9669]

@@aidanleonard1710 you'll know the feeling when you are so hooked that you cant get off without rehab

[@aidanleonard1710]

UnrealGalaxy k

[@joshuah3691]

Hah fuxkin nerd.

[@Dero_milsurp]

John Zhou science shows that excessive video game use and screen time in general hinders cognitive function and literally stunts mental development in children. The science is there and factual. You may not like this, but maybe your extreme anger with this video is attributed with your addiction.

[@Joker-kb6yx]

I'm not addicted, but I have a long ass daily reward streaks and I am not stopping

[@syskra]

Joker gang weed

[@austindiodene972]

Joker ayyye joker as in joker in the drip server??

[@ivancastanedamusic]

Sooooo you're addicted

[@alexvjuz882]

Ivan Castaneda He literally just said he's not addicted, did you not read the first half of his sentence?

[@ivancastanedamusic]

Alex Vjuz just because someone's in denial, doesn't mean they're not addicted.

[@sercosmo]

I don't blame the dad, Battlefield is addicting

[@omarramirez1606]

_Sir CoSmoZ_ I’m excited for Battlefield V.

[@livingmaster1197]

but red dead redemption 2 is way better trust me buy it its a fucking long and fun game and online is coming soon

[@braedoncombs634]

Csgo is best

[@veil_]

Wft is with this chat the video talks about video games are drugs while the chat talks about red dead redemtion or batlefeild

[@Poopyhdhdbs]

Lol

[@cantantegaming6550]

Here's the Problem with the Kids Story, we only hear it from the Parents Perspective, doesn't that seem odd ABC?

[@sybersyrup]

Cantante Gaming it's cuz the kid was in the wilderness for 10 weeks straight and abc only came to visit for a day...

[@Thepieguy09]

Cantante Gaming Thats what I hate about them, they always go one sided.

[@rosenempire99]

you dont get to take away my right to play video games in a healthy, responsible way because a teen was crazy and a dad was neglecting his kids

[@worthy17]

I'm a gamer and I know when to get on and off. I don't play for 12+ hours. It gets boring after awhile and I go outside .

[@isaiah9757]

The Name's Thief yep! That's the way I am! I'll play in the afternoons and such but it gets boring after 2-3 hours a day for me... Then I'm done...

[@nickb.7307]

The Name's Thief got any tips

[@chriskhill]

ABC News: Ah! I have an idea! Let’s take the most extreme cases of gaming addiction and put them together in a video to give a false illusion of all gamers! Moms with kids who play any video game: GIVE ME MORE

[@Drood.]

"gaming addiction" Who could guess that people enjoy doing fun things? Man I think I got a food addiction, I eat at least 3 times a day.

[@peterperez2511]

They do this because they know that TV has way bigger problems with addiction but if they focus on video games people forget their TV addiction and instead of playing video games they are watching Abc.

[@payloadroots5755]

ikr im 17 and my doctor said its normal for me to play video games up to 12 hours a day and play games

[@ryanharkness284]

"They try to make me go to screen addiction rehab but I say no, no, no"

[@sonnyrosenlozada5911]

Ryan Harkness LOL

[@nervoushabit4634]

Its funny because shes dead

[@garrettwilson2626]

I play sometimes up to 10 hours a day, becuz I'm in a situation where it's all I can do for now ☹️

[@grandmamaspif6094]

not an addiction really it means he has no friends and can't learn nothing

[@peridot2263]

Grandmama Spif lol same

[@legofreak]

Grandmama Spif I'm 14 and I don't need no friends. I'd died without my iPhone 7 Plus and my 4k tv. Those are my best friends. Although my best friend will be replaced in September with the iPhone 8. I will always love my 7 Plus and every iPhone I had before that

[@karen3013]

legofreak You sound sad, go make some friends from online or your school 😂

[@sybersyrup]

Grandmama Spif an addiction is something caused by an underlying issue for example you go to Duncan donuts everyday for a coffee donut it's a habit not an addiction although sometimes coffee can be addictive

[@yesandyes9168]

legofreak Wow...that is the saddest shit I've ever heard...get friends

[@RAZORBLADEZ]

Hes a silver 2

[@SunnyRacc]

VGWOLF trash

[@andrewray3492]

lmao

[@JL-hw6lo]

this dude is silver 2

[@nicolasholm6351]

RandomShits josh that's just sad

[@RocketGlizzy]

RandomShits josh prob smurfing, just by looking at his face he seems like a try hard smurfer

[@arthurutb5615]

defo smurfing

[@arisilittedsquad9003]

RandomShits josh nerds

[@yotedyo]

If I played for that long I'd be global in two days

[@ager126]

A more acurate term is gaming compulsion. The body in a addiction has it become a necessitie for the addictive substance. Video games realease dopamine, a chemical that makes people happy. So can reading a book and eating ice cream