Many adults nowadays prefer spending their free time playing computer games. Why do they do this? Is this a positive or negative development?

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Access to computers has increased significantly over recent decades, and more and more
adults
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playing
games
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on
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the computer
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computer
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of
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present
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preference and why it is a positive development. These days, many employees are under the
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because of
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workload, job insecurity and conflicts with co-workers or bosses, and the
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leads to burnout.
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of employees do not have a work-life balance,
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they spend much time in front of a
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, playing
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online. While doing
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, they don’t need to think about their work and they can fully focus on the
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. By doing
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,
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can relieve their
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, it’s cheap and comfortable. Game users don’t have to pay a lot of money unless they buy some game items, and almost every
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adults
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can play
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in their own place.
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, playing
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is
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perfect way for
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to alleviate their
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.
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, while playing
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, they can have a chat with other users.
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can be another way of
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the
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that came from their work. In their workplace, employees always meet the same
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in the limited area,
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they cannot socialize with many
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, when they playing
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,
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can meet numerous new
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online and have a chat with them. Their conversation topics are not limited to work, but their daily lives, friendships, family, and future plans. Some
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even meet offline and became
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good
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friends
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whole process can help them to reduce their
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. Thanks to easy access to
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a computer
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computer
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computers
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,
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can play
computer
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games
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more often these days and they can manage their
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by playing
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. All in all,
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aspect is expected to
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positive
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effect on many
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.
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