A jolt of brief happiness, not unlike that produced by a sugar spike, may not be all healthy. It's addictive and conditions you to procure instant rewards more, at the expense of delaying gratification which is essential for having some control over your life over the long haul (habits, hobbies, relationships, projects all take concerted effort with non-imediate payoffs.) In other words, the easy availability of these jolts of brief happiness (and ones not associated with getting fat or spending money) may well set the user up for long-term unhappiness.
I'm disheartened to see many of my friends who were never gamers (hence mostly women) now fall prey to addictive social games like Candy Crush and that Kim Kardashian shit, which are things tightly coupled with Facebook usage. I happily find myself immune to their draw--my teens were spent getting on and off addiction to all sorts of games, including even dating sims, though most having far more depth and intellectual stimulation.
I'm disheartened to see many of my friends who were never gamers (hence mostly women) now fall prey to addictive social games like Candy Crush and that Kim Kardashian shit, which are things tightly coupled with Facebook usage. I happily find myself immune to their draw--my teens were spent getting on and off addiction to all sorts of games, including even dating sims, though most having far more depth and intellectual stimulation.