[neixidbeksoxyd]

Many (most?) Of the time the choice isn't between video games and a fullfilling career. It's between a shitty job and games. It's very easy for me to say I would never do that, but I also have a pretty good job and a decent social life. Games also provide some sense of community that is increasingly harder to find in real life, especially if you're not successful by some metric.

[akho]

This is strangely framed. The choice is, at the very least, between a job, games, and a library. And a trillion other things. Long walks. Gardening.

I’m not sure where the games narrative comes from. From the image on top of the article?