[AnotherUnixGeek]

If you had asked me at any point in my relationship to “Civilization” whether I was happy, I would have said no. I was ecstatic.

That would be this guy's problem, not anyone else's. There's no need to project one's own personal issues onto everyone else, and that's what the author of this article tries to do. Most young men - and young women, old men, old women, whatever - who play video games do so to have fun and manage to avoid becoming obsessed.

[edh]

There are two games that literally had me addicted :-). One was Pirates! on my Commodore 64. I recall playing it 5 days straight w/o many breaks. I had to give it away.

I then bought the remastered Pirates that came out around 2005. After a 48 hour marathon, I had to uninstall it. Haven’t played it since.

Those games are incredible. I wish I had the self control to enjoy them :-). Such a simple premise with incredible depth.

That’s about the extent of how I can relate to the author of this article :-).

[HonkyTonkMan]

Completely agree. Author did not make the case that video gaming is a major problem among young men today.

Besides, maybe they will be inspired by an Italian plumber :)