There can be mental addictions, but older generations don’t tend to care unless it’s something they don’t like.
I don’t feel like I was addicted to games growing up, but I know I was using them for escapism. Nobody from the outside would have looked any farther than “you spend X amount a day playing games”, and ignore why I felt the need for it.
Too many self important people act like addiction is a personal failing when it’s usually somone trying to find some relief in a society that has failed them.