But at it's root most serious games today are designed to exploit the mechanisms of addiction. I don't think this is entirely a bad thing, it may even be benefi

But at it's root most serious games today are designed to exploit the mechanisms of addiction. I don't think this is entirely a bad thing, it may even be beneficial to a limited extent. But if you eventually want to make your own art and contribute to the world in a meaningful way then this requires becoming fully self-actualized. And this is very difficult when you start spending several hours per day deriving pleasure from the baser parts of the brain. Do I need to be thinking "How am I going to change the world" every moment of every day? Sometimes I want to go have fun and laugh at something. I might watch a movie, read a book, browse the internet, or play a game. Is that so bad?