https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191015/15335343199/games-blamed-moral-decline-addiction-throughout-history.shtml > Video games are often blamed for unemployment, violence in society and addiction – including by partisan politicians raising moral concerns. > Blaming video games for social or moral decline might feel like something new. But fears about the effects of recreational games on society as a whole are centuries old. History shows a cycle of apprehension and acceptance about games that is very like events of modern times.