If the purpose of life is to be as productive as possible, then throwing out video games (and any other form of entertainment) is obviously best. Most people wi

If the purpose of life is to be as productive as possible, then throwing out video games (and any other form of entertainment) is obviously best. Most people will be more productive if they work more. That being said, there are plenty of successful people who play video games. And there are plenty of addictions that are at least as time-consuming and no more productive (TV, alcohol, Hacker News). Everyone has to balance for themselves how much time they'll spend in unproductive pursuits.