I think you are way off with saying that games and others forms of simple escapism are limiting the human soul. People shouldn't attack such things just because we may sit in a room for hours a day playing a game, reading or watching television. Hell if you are enjoying it that is LIVING, One of the best things I have ever heard someone say is that "that best thing about beign alive is being able to escape every now and again". Its feeding your imagination. Its a pleasure... like reading The Lord of the Rings for the first time, shall we all be hounded for enjoying one of the greatest peices of literiture ever written? Its very possilbe that these other worlds so many of us escape to everyday after work, when we are relaxed or jsut bored are some the BEST things about being alive.
I am pushing it a bit to get my point across but if you are thinking about REAL people who try and "escape" reality in damaging ways you should look at the alcohol and drug abusers. Not people merely relaxing with a great book or game to feed their imagination.
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