I think that most hardcore gamers tend to delude themselves. I'm not a hardcore gamer, but from what I've seen from my friends and people I've met that are hardcore gamers, most of them don't really seem too concerned with real-world affairs. It's not that they don't care, but it's just that they seem much more focused on how well they do on their favorite game than they are with being successful in the real world or trying to solve any pressing worlds issues.
I agree with the student in class who said that gamers should think about stopping when they get a certain age or reach maturity and then put the skills they learned in the virtual world to use in the real world. There's no doubt that people can learn important skills while playing video games, but at some point people should grow up and stop piddling around at home all day. Of course, I say this as a big movie buff who watches movies all the time and someone could say the exact same thing to me. But I believe that everything should be done in moderation if we want to try to be well-rounded people.
Gamers can't expect to contribute anything genuine to the real world if they're shut in their rooms all day, and you can apply that to reading, painting, drinking, working out, watching movies, etc. People can and should be able to do these things freely and as they choose, but we can't expect anything major to be done on our planet if we over-indulge on everything we do. It's never been practical and it never will be.
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