Question by swordfish: psychology of WOW addiction?
world of warcraft (WOW) is an online game, where you play interactively with people all over the world. I know people who can play 10 to 16 hours in a row and never get tired of it. I know someone who has played it for 10 years and still with the same enthusiasm as when he started. people literally never want to quit. you can look up wow addiction on youtube and see the meltdowns people have over the game. The game is so addictive, my sons cannot leave their seats when there is a “battle” or whatever. seriousely, it is that important. i have taken the computer monitor, the next day i find another, i take the modem, they discovered how to get the neighbor’s internet signal, I had someone try to “block the signal” from my house, but that screwed up all of my online stuff too. I un-installed it on the computer, it appears again. I TOOK THE COMPUTER AWAY and he disappeared for 3 days, i cried constantly, he treated me like such shit i gave it back because it is my ONLY leverage against him. there is nothing else i can take away from him! ok, enough about that, im sure lots of people can’t wait to insult my parenting…..    Read more...