Had a discussion this morning about the video game, Fortnite, with the boys. They interestingly raised the topic and had differing views about what causes addiction and how this is maintained.
One of the boys was of the view that restricting access drastically lowers the chances of addiction (in this case, to Fortnite) while the younger one was of the view that “if one really wants access to something then they will”, suggesting that restricting access will therefore not be an adequate deterrent. While this might be true, the question is if such intermittent access will be enough to cause (and maintain) addiction? The question is also if restricting access to Fortnite, say also by timing the amount of access/time children have to play such games should not be encouraged (for parents and guardians)?
