Videogameaholics Anonymous

My name is Matt, and I have been sober for 6 years. Yeah, actually I'm mostly serious about that. As a kid, I was obsessed with Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. game. I played it for thousands of hours with my sister, desperately trying to hone skills that are now useless to me. I know, I know, it's a bit embarrassing, but I'm happy to report that I have kicked the habit! I look back and laugh a bit at how ridiculous I was, but I'm not laughing so much about the adults who spend more time playing video games now than I did as a kid. I understand that everyone needs outlets for life's stresses, but spending 16 hours a day playing Halo does not qualify as an outlet. It's true that some games offer profitable compensation for high scores and remarkable skills, but even in those cases, isn't there a better way to make a living? Technology has countless applications and uses we can take advantage of that will benefit the human race. Let's play Halo for an hour (or less) today and then get back to work on something more worthwhile.