@def_meditext@LostMemeArchive Virtual worlds were a pretty established concept by that point so they definitely weren't ahead of anything. They were quicker than everyone else to pull the plug though.
@Derm666@SteasaurusRex@SagoLabsVC@Pirat_Nation It's not a matter of opinion; it's a veritable fact that drug addiction is more harmful than video game addiction. Did you read the article you linked? Video game addiction wasn't the trigger. It was because his parents banned him from meeting his online girlfriend.
@Derm666@SteasaurusRex@SagoLabsVC@Pirat_Nation You can't overdose or die of Fortnite withdrawals, though. Just because they're both forms of addiction doesn't mean the mechanisms are the same, and saying they are is just a form of false equivalence.