cruss0129

cruss0129 t1_j2erjqv wrote

Reply to comment by seehowshegoes in Will we ever cure addiction? by 4ucklehead

Addiction is the recurrence of behavior due to a “sublimation” (in Freudian terms) of a survival activity or instinct in a way that has no benefit (or even causes detriment) to the person that is addicted.

It has 3 main components: habituation, access, and compliance

Habituation is essentially the formation of the neural pathway that the addiction forms - usually linked to a pleasure mechanism like the dopamine or cannabinoid receptors, as well as memories and “muscle memory” behaviors.

Access is just that - a person with unlimited resources is going to be at much higher risk of addiction than someone who has few (regardless of cultural conceptions of addiction)

Compliance is the unwillingness to change - the rationalization of the behavior to make it seem “ok”

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cruss0129 OP t1_iy6bhws wrote

Reply to comment by silicon_replacement in A graph of why I'm bullish on the PC gaming industry by cruss0129

With respect to PC gaming, Cloud gaming from its data centers is one direction things may go in the future (GeForce NOW is what the service is called i believe, but it’s not on par with owning hardware by any means). Once the internet gets faster and decreases latency to the point that streaming looks and feels indistinguishable from running on hardware, I foresee mid to low level client devices (like the steam deck and Nvidia shield) being powered by subscriptions to higher end computing.

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cruss0129 OP t1_iy5t2qt wrote

Reply to comment by VisualMod in A graph of why I'm bullish on the PC gaming industry by cruss0129

I build PC’s for a hobby and thought it was something worth sharing! It’s one of the most vital ecosystems in the computer world

To explain what I mean: from a hardware perspective, every single user on this list has at least one CPU (intl or amd) and most everyone has at least one GPU (amd or nvda). From a software perspective, the most common OS to run games is a variant of windows (msft) and the game devs themselves are a huge list of companies. Even Xbox (msft) and Sony (sony) are starting to release their exclusive games to steam to increase market share and, therefore, create syndication.

PC gaming is also becoming more affordable and accessible relative to console sales. Although a series X is possible to acquire, it’s harder (at least in my area at this time) to acquire a PS5 than it is a 4090 gpu (despite price differences).

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