Look at the nice wooden horsey.
Whilst it's true that a relatively small percentage of people are liable to ruinous addiction to mico-payment crap, the majority aren't. The same goes for alcohol. Gambling and drinks industry profits come disproportionately from the hopelessly addictive minority. An unfortunate minority of "gamers" will manage to game to the point that it's messing up their lives, but most won't, at worst becoming a bit boring and cliquey.
So why has the WHO decided to treat computer gaming as a disorder on par with gambling and drug addiction ? It almost sounds ludicrous to imagine that China might be up to something Machiavellian here, but not quite. Remember, China is a country where the face of mass murderer Mao is still displayed ubiquitously, along with that of the current leader, a man whose forces wage war on Winnie the Pooh of all things.
Given that, I find it hard to imagine that the Chinese government WOULDN'T find plenty to object to in video games, where people usually "fight" as individuals, on their own initiative - the communist party's ultimate nightmare.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
