Do you agree or disagree with statement “ Video games are a bad influence on young
people”?
It is sometimes agured that video games have detrimental impacts on teenegers. I take the
view that there players can enjoy a lot of disadvantage from video games.
The first reason is that video games are addictive. Young people spend a lot of time
engaging in video games, some even play video games all day without any rest. Therefore, game
addicts often look very tired, lethargic, and depressed. Moreover, there have been multiple cases
where students dropped out of school, cut ties with friends and families, or even resort to crimes
to continue to play. They do not like to interact with other people, in their mind playing video
games is the most interesting. Video games addition also distract young people from their study
or work, which leads to poor academic results.
Another reason is causing various health problems. This could be explained by the fact that
staring at a screen for extended periods leads to eyestrain, headaches, and obesity, or even
enjoying in video games too late at night can disrupt players’ circadian rhythm. It makes
extremely diffcult for teenagers to get our and do exercise. Beside, there is no doubt that video
games negatively affects mental health. This is perfectly examplified in case of a very large
number of gamers who are more susceptible to depression than the general population. They are
prone to negativity and violent thoughts, and have difficulty controlling their emotions. For
example, if parents complain about playing video games too much, they will get angry and argue
with parents even though they are doing something wrong.
In conclusion, playing video games causes a lot of bad problems for young people if they
spend too much time with it. Young people should play games just for fun, not let games control
them.