Playing computer games is a waste of time. Children should not be allowed to play them.

With the advent of technology, we can see that there is a giant leap in the development of
computer
games
.
Computer
games
are advertised today in
such
a way that even adults would buy them.
Therefore
, it is very critical to consider, whether these
games
are a
waste
of
time
or not for
children
. From my perspective, I agree with the statement that
computer
games
is
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in fact a
waste
of
time
among
children
mainly for two reasons, which I will explain in the following essay.
Firstly
, the rapid development of
computer
games
have
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been notable in the
economny
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economy
.
Children
playing these
games
will make them more
addictive
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to these
games
and
also
curse one another. Most of these
games
come with an inbuilt voice chat which
allow
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players to talk with each other.
For example
, a friend of mine joined college the same year as me. From the
begining
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beginning
of
college
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he was involved in
computer
games
, which made him fall back on his course
a
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couple of years.
In addition
to the game being addictive, he
also
started cursing out loud whenever he lost a game.
Children
at a very young age should
spent
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time
reading books and gaining knowledge,
instead
of flushing down their lives playing these
computer
games
.
Secondly
, the amount of hours spent playing these
games
is long that
children
loose
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track of
time
. Recently,
few
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a few
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facebook
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users have started sharing live videos of them gaming online for almost 6 straight hours.
Such
immersive attention to these
games
for long hours can cause detrimental effects
to
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vision as well
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to
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the body.
This
in turn
cause
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obesity which brings along other types of health diseases.
Thirdly
, there are
this
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these
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online
games
which
promises
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you that you will get money if you become a premium member. Not only
this
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a big
waste
of
time
,
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but
also
very dangerous as game developers can access
the
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credit card
informations
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for their
benfits
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benefits
. In conclusion, reflecting on the issue
whether
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children
should be allowed to these
games
or not, I
beleive
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believe
that it
a
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toatal
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total
waste
of
time
.
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