Game shame

A disaffected World of Warcraft player speaks out. This sort of makes me want to reconsider that PSP I'm getting for Christmas (but not really). (Monadology)

I've often thought about myself as a character in the Sims, being controlled by a higher gamer. How poorly he manages me! I'm allowed to sit playing games for hours after my fun meter is full and other meters are sinking. I eat before my food meter says I need to; I take showers before my cleanliness meter hits the red zone. Why on earth don't I get up, go to the bookshelf, and crank up my mechanical skill level by reading some how-to books? This would actually work, by the way. I'm astonished at how much I learn by sitting down and reading things. Why don't I up my creativity meter by doing some deliberate drawing practice? By going through some Photoshop tutorials online? (There are thousands of good ones out there, quite free.)