[sspyder]

It is when it spreads from the AV club to the mainstream and the numbers start having tangible impact on jobs numbers / workforce participation rates.

[laughfactory]

Agreed. Plus, many of those EverCrack addicts just moved on to newer and even more addictive games.

[kakarot]

Good! Those metrics are important to some, but not to others.

[laughfactory]

I'd argue those metrics are important to all of us because they are they suggest that all is not well in our society. It's hard to imagine how declining male participation rates are anything but a bad thing for society. These metrics indicate our society is in for some rough times ahead. When you get millions of people opting out of the economy (to paint it broadly) that is a very bad thing, and that is what these metrics indicate is already happening. Worse, this is just the beginning.