If someone is addicted to a false world, instead of treating it like an opioid habit perhaps it is because that false world supplies something the real one does not or cannot.
World of Warcraft, for example, puts people into a tribal survival and adventure setting.
You can even form clans, like families, and work together for achievements.
Our modern lifestyle is very far removed from our humanity because we adapted ourselves to live in an adventurous climate.
The emphasis is more on personal achievement than familial coorperation, and the larger and farther reaching our systems of laws become, the less human we become.
Our inherent need for conflict comes out in the popularity of competitive games.... (read more)
If someone is addicted to a false world, instead of treating it like an opioid habit perhaps it is because that false world supplies something the real one does not or cannot. World of Warcraft, for example, puts people into a tribal survival and adventure setting. You can even form clans, like families, and work together for achievements. Our modern lifestyle is very far removed from our humanity because we adapted ourselves to live in an adventurous climate. The emphasis is more on personal achievement than familial coorperation, and the larger and farther reaching our systems of laws become, the less human we become. Our inherent need for conflict comes out in the popularity of competitive games.... (read more)