Controversial YouTuber Logan Paul Reveals How a Popular Video Game Introduced Him to Addiction

Published 01/24/2022, 11:52 AM EST

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The popular YouTuber and internet personality, Logan Paul, is the only thing that the fans are talking about these days. It’s because just a while ago, the YouTuber purchased Pokemon Cards worth millions of dollars, leaving the entire community stunned, which has since devolved into a minor scandal.

Recently, a video of the star from 2019 re-surfaced where the YouTuber opened up about his first ever experience with addiction, which came via a video game. Talking to a reporter, Logan opens up about his addiction to the popular 2004 released World of WarCraft when he was young.

Moreover, the American YouTuber also mentioned that it was the first time he found out what it’s like to be addicted to a video game. In fact, Logan also stated that fortunately, he managed to get rid of that gaming addiction and he called these video games a rabbit hole.

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On the 6th of April, 2019, the YouTube channel “TMZ” uploaded this video featuring Paul’s interview. In it, Logan talks about video games, virtual reality, and many issues related to it.

Logan Paul talks about his video game addiction

There’s a part in the video where the interviewee asks Logan about how the video game is damaging the kids and whether it should be banned? To which the YouTuber explains his take on it and shares about his gaming addiction. Here’s what the YouTuber said about it”

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“I was addicted to actually World of WarCraft when I was young, and because of that, I found out like what addiction was through a video game, which is weird. And I was able to, fortunately, like escape the little rabbit hole that is virtual reality/video games.”

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Logan Paul’s remark might be a little disheartening for some of the video game enthusiasts out there. But it’s certain he had his own reasons. To be honest, Logan’s remarks on video game addiction do make sense, because addiction to anything has consequences.

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Swetabh Shekhar is an eSports author at EssentiallySports and holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication. He has been playing video games since his childhood days and has witnessed the evolution of the gaming industry. GTA, Assassins Creed, Call of Duty, and The Walking Dead are some of his all-time favorites.
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