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<blockquote data-quote="Tyler Do'Urden" data-source="post: 343312" data-attributes="member: 4601">Life without gaming?&nbsp; Let's see...My grades wouldn't have been any better- I was always a disorganized slob, and I was bored of school by the 7th grade anyway.&nbsp; Social Life?&nbsp; I would have probably met most of the same people by getting more deeply involved in hacking and phreaking than I was.&nbsp; And I'd probably be in prison right now.All in all, I think that I'm probably better for my gaming.&nbsp; I've made lots of great friends- and, since I stayed out of trouble, managed to get into a good college.&nbsp; I've been inspired to study lots of subjects that I never would have touched if it wasn't for gaming (Comparative Religion?&nbsp; History?&nbsp; Philosophy?), and playing characters and having a social support group made up of &quot;odd ducks&quot; (birds of a feather flock together, no?), I've been comfortable being weird.&nbsp; I feel free to speak my mind, dress in bizzare outfits, eschew the typical (barbaric) &quot;beer&amp;broads&quot; partying of my peers, make friends with intellectuals twice my age, and generally be the kind of person I want to be.&nbsp; I used to be something of a game addict, but I've quit playing computer games and I only roleplay one night a week (I always DM these days).&nbsp; Now it's just another hobby... I'm to busy for it to be anything more.&nbsp; If some evil deity wiped gaming from the face of the planet tomorrow, I'd probably not miss it at all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tyler Do'Urden, post: 343312, member: 4601"] Life without gaming? Let's see... My grades wouldn't have been any better- I was always a disorganized slob, and I was bored of school by the 7th grade anyway. Social Life? I would have probably met most of the same people by getting more deeply involved in hacking and phreaking than I was. And I'd probably be in prison right now. All in all, I think that I'm probably better for my gaming. I've made lots of great friends- and, since I stayed out of trouble, managed to get into a good college. I've been inspired to study lots of subjects that I never would have touched if it wasn't for gaming (Comparative Religion? History? Philosophy?), and playing characters and having a social support group made up of "odd ducks" (birds of a feather flock together, no?), I've been comfortable being weird. I feel free to speak my mind, dress in bizzare outfits, eschew the typical (barbaric) "beer&broads" partying of my peers, make friends with intellectuals twice my age, and generally be the kind of person I want to be. I used to be something of a game addict, but I've quit playing computer games and I only roleplay one night a week (I always DM these days). Now it's just another hobby... I'm to busy for it to be anything more. If some evil deity wiped gaming from the face of the planet tomorrow, I'd probably not miss it at all. [/QUOTE]

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