idiots...

[acroyear]

I'm sorry, but there is no reason at all anybody should pay 2 to 3 THOUSAND dollars for a PS-3, much less the 10,000 that someone's listing on ebay as a "buy it now" price.

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[fiona64.livejournal.com]

Some psychologists are starting to claim that it is an addiction like any other.

That isn't a need, it's an illness.

For some people, playing video games is what they do. To them, it's a need.

In the real world, that's a "want."

I understand that everyone has different hobbies. I ride horses. However, you don't see me going out and spending money I don't have for something that is a "want," no matter how much it helps my mental health. When my economic situation became rather shaky last year, I gave up my dressage coach because other things came first. I haven't had a coach in nearly a year. I have just *now* started to get the point where I can reasonably consider re-entering my hobby.

If there are people out there with $10K to blow on a toy, I respectfully submit that the money could be far better spent feeding the hungry.

[theshaggyfreak.livejournal.com]

*shrug* Illness or not, in that persons eyes..it's a need. Some people live in way different worlds than the rest of us. :)

[fiona64.livejournal.com]

Illness or not, in that persons eyes..it's a need.

That person seriously needs to read (or re-read) Maslow.

Some people live in way different worlds than the rest of us. :)

I think we are in complete agreement on *that.* :-)