Unless you were saying this in jest, I felt like I must correct the egregious error. If you want to go back in the day where there were no forms of electronic entertainment as there is today then let's do that.

Average life span was around 45-55 years depending on your wealth and region. You would toil in the fields for 12 to14, sometimes 16 hours or more every single day as there were no machines to help reduce your time in the field like there is today. The only off time you had was during the late hours of the night or the time you spent just after harvest and storing for the winter was done and before it got really cold. In the time you had off it was usually spent eating. At least, this is what farming was like, different professions have different circumstances of course.

Its Obvious this guy has taken gaming to far, I am a Hardcore Gamer In my opinion, I own a 360 and PS3, I own over 78 games just between those 2 systems, and that is not counting PS1, PS2, PSP, Xbox, games I also have. I work full time, my wife is a stay at home mother, we have 3 kids, which my son is like me loves video games, But I still play football, play Softball for the team at church, my son does Karate, I play usually Daily, but at night before bedtime, my son is not allowed to play in the school week, he is in 3rd grade, when He gets home from school the first think he does is homework, sometimes I may allow him 1 hour of games on a school day, like if he gets a A on a test, On the weekends we both play a lot, but shopping , Laundry , grass gets mowed, I spend time with my wife and kids, we play outside, through the ball, ride bikes, you have to have balance in life, I play a lot of video games, I am sure 20 plus hours a week, but I make sure everything else is taken care of first, that way I can really enjoy my gaming time, If business is not taken care of first, I really can't play and get lost in my game, I am to worried about what I have to do, So have a balanced life, everything in moderaction is OK, Set an example for your kids, School comes first, then games. Have a Blast playing your games, don't let your games play you. Keep this in mind and you will be successful in life, and playing your games.

You know, your a good example to others in the form of self control and prioritizing.

I indeed was being sarcastic.

As long as it's not illegal, immoral, or unethical.

How do we determine these things?

What do we make illegal? Should we always refrain from things, because they're illegal? Or the converse?

I have no idea.