I consider games as an escape - an escape from the doldrums of everyday life. They take me to a place inside myself where I can be anyone, do anything, and accomplish the impossible, all before dinner. As time goes by, and life progresses the way life invariably does, I suddenly find myself thoroughly embroiled in this thing they call the real world – complete with a car payment, a job I loathe, an empty bank account, an empty stomach, an exorbitant rent payment for a room that is slightly larger than a Port-O-Potty, and an unhealthy addiction to caffeine and nicotine. I play games to escape from this life. You would too. And to think, if I have a conversation with someone who is a non-gamer, which looks down their nose at me with a derisive sneer when I tell them I’m a 37 year old who likes to play video games, it makes me – quite frankly – want to put my fist through the back of their f**king throats. Of course, that sort of behavior isn’t exactly acceptable here in the real world. I sure do wish there was a place where I could vent my frustrations where the consequences are non-existent and I could beat in the faces of the frustrating, banal, idiotic morons who populate my life. Thanks to games, I can do just that…and a whole lot more.
So the next time someone condems you for playing video games, be sure to remind them how lucky they are. Lucky to have people in this world that know how to vent their frustrations the way we do.
We are the gamers of this world.
Be proud!
So the next time someone condems you for playing video games, be sure to remind them how lucky they are. Lucky to have people in this world that know how to vent their frustrations the way we do.
We are the gamers of this world.
Be proud!
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