I've read similar thoughts in one of those articles... that rich kids are rich in games and this shatters the illusion that "in virtual worlds you can become anyone you want!".
I also always played for fun. Competetive play never thrilled me, I knew there always will be some maniac who plays the same game for months to master his "mad skillz", and in order to defeat him I'd have to become him (waste as much life as he did). And now, when they've added pay-to-win aspect to online play...
I'm looking at the moment at one of the context-sensitive web ads that displayed for me. Surprisingly it's a public service announcement by some organization in Poland trying to highlight the dangers of gambling (focusing on young people), especially of the online sort (as we don't have many casinos). I think their action should also mention similar dangers of those "money trap" games.
http://nieigraj.com.pl
Yes, it's
only common sense, but read the headlines: so many people lack it.