There has been an 18 percent rise in drug overdoses since the pandemic began, compared with the same period in 2019. In January 2021, 41 percent of adults reported symptoms of anxiety and depressive disorder. And over half of people who survived Covid-19 have expressed symptoms of depression, despite getting over the disease. Now India and Brazil have emerged as new global hotspots. As the disease progresses seemingly faster than vaccine availability in some communities, maybe the gaming community can help.
Games Done Quick (GDQ) is a speedrun marathon that has raised over $31 million dollars since 2010, for charities like Doctors Without Borders, AbleGamers, and the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Some popular Twitch streamers, like Carcinogen, Distortion2—a man who can play Dark Souls II like nobody’s business—and Bawkbasoup have contributed some of the most exciting,…
