Agreed, this point is nonsense, as well as being incorrect. A person can be a "gamer" without having video games be their whole culture and identity, just as t

Agreed, this point is nonsense, as well as being incorrect. A person can be a "gamer" without having video games be their whole culture and identity, just as they can be a "sports nut" without having their favorite team be their whole culture and identity. The fact that there's a concise word for "enthusiast in this particular area" doesn't imply anything about gamers that it doesn't also imply about other enthusiasts.