Video Games arent addicitive

     The author of the article says that it is misguided to compare video games to drugs because simply videogames arent drugs in the sense that they are not ingested.  Neuroscientists say that the same areas of the brain that are used when reacting to a drug like methamphetamine, are used when playing videogames.  However, these areas are used for any activity that may have pleasure in it, like when eating your favorite food or playing a sport you love.
     Dopamine is a chemical your brain releases when it feels pleasure.  Dopamine is used for everything, and is why videogames cant be compared to drugs because they release dopamine.  Drugs just release a higher amount of dopamine than videogames.
     One thing that i think is blasphemous is the fact that only 1% of gamers could be considered addicts according to Neuroscience.  I think that this is the one thing that would push gaming addiction out of the picture of being an actual disorder.  The "addicts" only experience more than moderate gameplay.  I think that this does not consider anyone an addict.  There are people in the world who run a lot more than others and running is not considered as an addiction by any means.  I think that the entire idea of a videogame addiction is blasphemous.
     They say that the risk of treating videogames as an addiction would be that we are criminalizing normal behavior.  To expand, i think that this would cause a lot of drawback, especially from the gaming community.  The gaming community is a very fragile one, and likes to be pleased.  An example is the sub-community  of players who play the series "Call Of Duty," and the release of its latest title Infinite Warfare did not settle well with a major part of the community and the sales were down by 70% on the expected sales.  Just a simple example on a major series of videogames could show that the backlash on treating videogames as an addiction could be a direct attack to most gamers.
    The author does mention at the end of the article that balancing exercise is important when playing videogames.  They say that indulging in the past as being better than the present while the better past never existed is not good.  I think that embracing videogaming as a regular activity is a major step forward in accepting it as a society.  If you think about it, everyone is a gamer.  Everyone has at least one or two games they play on their mobile device.  Gaming is a worldwide community and it gives everyone a place to be in and belong.  Yes there are some people that are much better than others at videogames but that is one of the things that pushes the community to get better because everyone wants to get better and be the best one.  I think gaming is a constantly evolving community and is one of the most important ones going forward into the future because it extends to such a wide range of people.  I dont think that tampering with the foundation of gaming is a good thing especially by suggesting some are addicted to it would settle well with the community.