Pseudo-intellectual vapidity of the day...

Apparently global warming isn't going too well. That's a pity. I liked Antarctica.

Shame about the global recession too. Having an economy was a good trick to keep all the economists busy, so they wouldn't bother the rest of us. And buying stuff was fun.

And I hear a few people have died of the flu. That's sad. Not quite as sad as the few million people who died of HIV/AIDS, but I hear it could get worse.

Then there's the millions of people who die from hunger, poverty, childbirth, wars, preventable diseases and the rest.

Oh, and I'm single. Tragedy!

So.

With all this misery going on, I'm curious to how can we justify studying a frivolous thing like computer games?
Thoughts?