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December 3, 2007, 1:09 pm PST

another one misses the point

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Ok,  first let me say, I don't know about street racing, nor do I care about it at the moment.  The one thing i do know about however is video games.  I think the game  Dr. Phil chose to talk about is laughable.  Second life is a second rate game and there aren't even that many people that play it.  I think the subscriber number varies anywhere from around 1-4 million.  If Dr. Phil or his staff knew anything they would have looked at the game World of Warcraft or Everquest.  These games have a much more addictive quality.  World of Warcraft has double the number of subscribers of Second Life at around 9 million and is a much more popular game, and there have been stories of people killing and killing themselves over these games.  All this just goes to show me how uneducated most people are about the games that are out there.  So bravo Dr. Phil for talking about a game that no one plays.  If you really
wanted to talk about relevant games, you would have done the story on World of Warcraft.

 Also, i'm 19 and i know enjoy playing World of Warcraft, and i've had some days where i've played 10 hours or more a day.  I've been playing since i was 17. I currently have over 1 month of time played in the game.  Yea i know that's alot, but i feel that it didn't affect my life in any negative manner. I graduated high school with a 3.995 GPA and i went to plenty of school and out of school functions and i've had a girlfriend for over 3 years.  So i don't think Dr. Phil or his staff really know wtf they are talking about.

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It wasnt about the addictive qualities of the game. Nor was it even Second Life they were showing  some thing called there which looks about the same but not. It was about this little girl thowing herself into this virtual life and talking with who knows what pedifile. Addictive games are another story all in itself.
 
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December 4, 2007, 12:04 pm PST

Laughable?

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Ok,  first let me say, I don't know about street racing, nor do I care about it at the moment.  The one thing i do know about however is video games.  I think the game  Dr. Phil chose to talk about is laughable.  Second life is a second rate game and there aren't even that many people that play it.  I think the subscriber number varies anywhere from around 1-4 million.  If Dr. Phil or his staff knew anything they would have looked at the game World of Warcraft or Everquest.  These games have a much more addictive quality.  World of Warcraft has double the number of subscribers of Second Life at around 9 million and is a much more popular game, and there have been stories of people killing and killing themselves over these games.  All this just goes to show me how uneducated most people are about the games that are out there.  So bravo Dr. Phil for talking about a game that no one plays.  If you really
wanted to talk about relevant games, you would have done the story on World of Warcraft.

 Also, i'm 19 and i know enjoy playing World of Warcraft, and i've had some days where i've played 10 hours or more a day.  I've been playing since i was 17. I currently have over 1 month of time played in the game.  Yea i know that's alot, but i feel that it didn't affect my life in any negative manner. I graduated high school with a 3.995 GPA and i went to plenty of school and out of school functions and i've had a girlfriend for over 3 years.  So i don't think Dr. Phil or his staff really know wtf they are talking about.

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Ah, to be 19 again and so sure of everything . . .

I think the point was not to question a particular game but the TYPE of game and the dangers of using it to escape reality. To say Dr. Phil's comments aren't valid because he didn't site the really addictive games misses the point entirely. If a person's life is so dull that he or she needs to spend hours a day in fantasy land, that is a red flag that change is needed. How sad to trade real life for an illusion, no matter how much it massages the ego.

About the young girl . . . Sure, being 13 can be a painful, roller coaster ride, but escaping it in a fantasy of fancy houses, cars and hot clothes will not help her grow up. It's hard for me to understand how her mother let this get out of hand the way she has. But at least she seemed determined to take Dr. Phil's advice and take control of the situation.
 


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