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georgie01 said:

Just because an addiction may have a physiological element doesn’t make it a disease. Addictions like video games are little more than a choice. A choice is not a disease. The choice may have a physical element, but resisting urges (which always has a physical element) is called self control. By saying these things are diseases we reduce the significance of choice, that ‘it’s not my fault’. The victim mindset is ruining cultures that adhere to it. It seems to me not exercising self control in the face of temptation should be considered a disease. 

I was recently at a seminar that touched upon the matter of addiction and I was surprised to learn that there is, actually, a psychological basis for computational addiction and that there is even a diagnosis in the DSM-V on the matter. The doctor speaking explained that only some individuals are at risk but that for some people simply looking at pictures of video games (he pointed out "Minecraft" and "Fortnight" in particular) could result in massive dopamine spikes. And, assuming that

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I'm pretty sure that the guy who died in an internet cafe somewhere in Asia after playing for 5 days straight had some sort of addiction.

is true, it can have some pretty detrimental effects. That obviously seems like an extreme case, bordering on the impossible, but the fact remains that there is a grounded psychological basis for addiction to all sorts of things, even things that we normally wouldn't expect.

According to my understanding, the newest iPhones, while they don't have ProMotion technology (intelligently changing framerates between 23.97 and 120 Hz automatically based on content), can still go up to 120 Hz, just not with the added benefit of automatic adjustment.