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Games blamed for moral decline and addiction throughout history

  • Written by Lindsay Grace, Knight Chair of Interactive Media; Associate Professor of Communication, University of Miami
Games blamed for moral decline and addiction throughout historyDid ancient Egyptian parents worry their kids might get addicted to this game, called senet?Keith Schengili-Roberts/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Video games are often blamed for unemployment, violence in society and addiction – including by partisan politicians raising moral concerns.

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