We all have addictions, small or large. They toy with us. They ruffle our hair, whisper in our ear, slip their hands down our shirts and tickle us just the way we like it.
The latest, according to Sweden's Youth Care Foundation, is World of Warcraft.
"There is not a single case of game addiction that we have worked with in which World of Warcraft has not played a part," the Foundation's Sven Rollenhagen told "Metro" newspaper.
Could that be because World of Warcraft may enjoy the majority of the market that some might describe as 'People All Over The World Playing This Thing Without Washing, Eating, Cleaning Their Teeth Or Attending To Their Underarms'?
Doesn't he look to you as if he's on something?
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However, just in case the message hadn't quite sunk in, wow gold Mr. Rollenhagen declared: "It is the crack cocaine of the computer game world." This was shortly after suggesting it is "the most dangerous game on the market."
The Foundation's website, spelfritt.se , carries a curious PacMan image and the phrase "Game Over-Stockholm." I am sure it does valuable work.
But, given that Mr. Rollenhagen's organization works with all kinds of addictions, which is the most serious? In 2007, the Foundation received 2000 calls to its helpline. 170 concerned computer games. Presumably all 170 involved World of Warcraft. Would it be fair to ask how many of the 2000 involved crack?
