Entangling Roots

I chose to read “Entangling Roots: Online Gaming and the Effects on Their Players” for multiple reasons. First, Jeff Lessard, is my RA so I figured it would be interesting to read something he wrote. The much more important reason is that I used to be an online gamer, so I figured I could relate to this essay.
Jeff obviously did his research because everything he wrote about online gaming is spot on. As I was reading the essay, I began to recall how awful my life was when I was an online gamer. I remember being glued to a bright computer screen for hours on end, and not being social at all. However, I was always good about bathing, eating, and school. Thankfully, I was able to escape from the “entangling roots” that are gaming and once again become a very social person.
When Jeff talked about the one person who shot himself over an online marriage, I couldn’t believe it. How could someone do that? I’ve always known that online gaming was a problem, but that example just takes it to a whole new level. If only there was a sure fire way of preventing gamers from losing their lives to this problem. On the other hand, who are we to criticize people for wanting to play games all the time? If that’s how they want to live their lives, then maybe we should let them. All in all, this essay is very well written and certainly makes one think about the consequences of online gaming.