Farmville is a perfect example of the self-actualization tier of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. [1] The people playing Farmville are enjoying themselves and expr

Farmville is a perfect example of the self-actualization tier of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. [1] The people playing Farmville are enjoying themselves and expressing themselves. Would it be better if they deployed that cognitive surplus and attention towards Wikipedia or a similar project? Of course. But it doesn't make me sad that there are 215 million people in the world who have a comfortable enough life that they can afford to dabble in some casual games. In fact, I hope that in 100 years we can have all 7+ billion humans striving for self-actualization instead of food and water. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslows_hierarchy_of_needs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslows_hierarchy_of_needs