RE: Video games are way more addictive now - here's the reason why...
Facebook...NOt exactly a game, but,sort of. It was OK when I was making my living from it but when it started to kill organic reach to practically nothing, I found myself feeling a lot like I was addicted. I still had cravings to check in every few minutes. When I had so many comments and messages to reply to that I couldn;t ever get them all, that was OK I was always making new connections or strengthening existing ones by checking in often and interacting. But to check in 20 times a day when there's no new notifications...That's crazy, but it's what I was doing. I would log in with that anticipation to interact and then immediately get disappointed.... bam, almost exactly like a drug come down... I think Facebook (and probably all social medias, even Steemit lol) should have a warning about the potential for addiction.
Thanks @adammillwardart you're completely right about social media being it's own addiction in and of itself. In fact, I left it out because there is growing consensus that it is it's own issue to deal with even though it operates in a similar manner. The narcissistic tendencies though put it over the edge! (btw not calling you a narcissist lol)
Sorry didn't mean to go off topic lol One of my friends and my art biz mentor @chrisdyer calls social medias video games, you get points, likes, upvotes or whatever, there's "levels" where you can get "verified"or become an "influencer" etc.. lol
No worries and no apologies required - I like that analogy. There is a Black Mirror episode that functions just like this in life! Check it out if you haven't.