Posted by Deliverer of Harsh Reality on April 12, 2000 at 17:21:43:
In Reply to: On the rather overused word "addiction": posted by Proud Blade on April 12, 2000 at 09:52:46:
> If you cannot handle responsibly choosing an appropriate amount of time to play a game, then I commend you on your luck. I say this because it is clear that you have never had actual hardship in your life, and instead choose to claim that some evil computer program is making you log in and ruin your life, and this is the biggest hurdle you must overcome in your life. I play CF because I enjoy it. I am healthy, my social life is just fine, and I am doing quite well in my chosen trade. I enjoy the game and the forum. What is the problem?
You cannot possibly tell me that you wouldn't be doing better in your 'chosen trade', you wouldn't have a more active social life, you wouldn't be healthier/fitter, you wouldn't have achieved more had you not spent hour upon hour on CF. This goes for everyone. No matter how much you want to deny it, CF is like a drug. It is addictive, people spent way too much time playing letting the rest of their lives sit in the background. Whether this happens to you to a very minor degree or a major degree, it doesn't matter, it happens. Denying it might make you and all the other players feel as though you are living to your potential, but you're not. I didn't choose this handle randomly, it's a fact of life. I'm not intentionally trying to put people down, I'm just explaining to them what they are missing out on; life (addicts to a greater degree). People say that they have a home, a wife, they should be allowed to waste X amount of hours on a text-based game. Sure. I merely am asking them that wouldn't it be healthier for all concerned to not do this, spending those hours with your wife, child, gardening, out in the sun, playing a sport (yes, actually expending some energy)?
It comes down to this one question: Would you introduce your child to MUD's? If the answer is no then you know CF is not healthy, if the answer is yes, then I seriously worry about you.