> When your grandkids ask you what you did with your finite time, is "I pwned noobs" the answer you want to give?

You are being ridiculous. First, unless the person was a professional gamer they would probably answer with the time they spend at work and time time they spend raising their family. But let's assume the grandkids specifically asked what they did for entertainment.

The answer would then be something like "I got together with my friends and we played the popular online games together". They would probably also mention any other things they did a lot of entertainment, too.

> Having to give over time and money to a video game company to maintain friendships sounds more like a symptom than a cure.

Sure, let me just quickly hop on a plane to australia to meet with some. I assume youre paying?

> When your grandkids ask you what you did with your finite time, is "I pwned noobs" the answer you want to give?

Yes? What kind of question is that? Youre just gonna start talking about the value you created for shareholders or your business?

In your case it would seem to be “arguing with strangers on HN”!