I was, in my teens. Specially in my "angsty phase", videogames were my escape. Now, I don't play as much as I would like because of work and personal life. It

I was, in my teens. Specially in my "angsty phase", videogames were my escape. Now, I don't play as much as I would like because of work and personal life. It also helps that most of my firends aren't gamers. IMO, it's the finest and most flexible medium that currently exists, taking cues from a lot of the others. I'm an amateur video and board game designer and developer. It's hard to play games because of this, as I am always playing games with a "research" and "critical" perspective. I force myself not to replay games and try to only play games "that matter" and that "have something new", whatever that may mean at the moment. I find it very sad to see so many HN'ers say they are "wasting their time" with games. There is a lot of crap, but some game are well worth the time. (As it is with everything -> Sturgeon's Law) So, to answer the question, I was addicted in the past, I'm not anymore. But I would gladly be addicted again (in the good way :) ).