Addicted to Video Games? Then You're a Moron

I just read an article saying that the AMA wants to classify video game addiction as an official psychiatric disorder. This is a load of BS. Seriously, people, come on. Kids that spend all day playing video games, and forgoing other things don't suffer from a psychological problem. They suffer from a lack of self control, and parents that probably don't discipline them. If the kid learns that he or she can play games instead of doing homework, and the consequences aren't that bad, he's just going to keep doing it. The other thing is that these kids are getting some social interaction, just not in the traditional sense. Sure they aren't meeting up with people in real life, but if they're logging eight hours a day on WoW, then that's eight hours that they're talking and interacting with others. Don't get me wrong, they still need to have some real life socializing or else they'll be weirdos, but you can't claim that they're being reclusive if they're playing an MMO. Obviously, if they just play single player things it's a different story. Also, people need to understand the video game culture. A lot of people that spend a lot of time playing games are good people. Just because there are some that don't know the meaning of the word moderation doesn't mean that this is some sort of illness.
Parents these days are pansies when it comes to making their kids obey them. And kids these days are filled with the notion that adults aren't meant to be obeyed. There are quite a few clips out there of some 12 year old yelling at his mom and calling her all sorts of horrible things cause she's trying to get him to stop playing a game. And she does nothing! Instead of unplugging the computer and smacking the crap out of the kid as she should, she just takes it. It's no wonder kids are "addicted" to games.