Man child video gamers

MaryBrosnan wrote: »

Not healthy in my opinion as these people want control of everything. They can’t seperate real life from their gaming life.
Should adults who play games be audited?

I don't like this post or your following posts as you don't give enough information on why you dislike it, or what you would value as time better spent. It's like father jack shouting "women priests" and sitting back waiting for a response.

I don't think any of us can deny that casual gaming has become more socially acceptable. Think the smart phone has had much to do with that. There certainly is a rump of society who play games to excess though, tick all the stereotypes around the image of the compulsive gamer, and get extremely defensive and angry when people point out that their lifestyle choice comes across as weird, unhealthy, and not becoming of a man or woman of that age.

I've two teenage sons, and one of them is starting to portray worrying signs of becoming a compulsive gamer/nerd. The other lad plays games as well, but it's part of a healthy balance that includes playing GAA and rugby, hanging around with his friends, chasing around after girls like a fúcking randy Jack Russell, trying to play guitar, studying. A well-rounded young lad.

The other one worries me though. Games are pretty much all he lives for. They don't live with me during the week, but their battleaxe of a mother tells me that he never stops gaming - his evenings are spent locked in a room shouting into a headset, and he gets very angry when I log on remotely to the router to cut the broadband at 11PM. He's morose, angry, and extremely pale looking. I hope he grows out of it, as I don't want him to become one of those stereotypes - a man of 35 with a ponytail, wallet chain, 3 chins, terrible BO and dress sense, ordering takeway etc, just so he can spend 40 hours a week playing virtual soldiers.