Re:Live and let live (Score 1)

Instant gratification, and long-term happiness are two different things. I play wow 20+ hours a week with my live-in girlfriend, and I can tell you wow isn't very healthy from a long-term perspective, its just short term fun. To break a wow addiction, I recommend doing an RL activity that is amazing, or at least very interesting. This does not include bar hopping, which is worse then wow on so many levels I won't mention them here. For me, I would do a long backcountry hike, or a week of snowboarding, or ... These activities, for a reason incomprehensible to me, are much more fulfilling than wow in the long term. Furthermore, the graphics in RL are incredible. The point is that if you need to substantiate the idea that RL is better than wow with some evidence. Also, if your friend is calling in sick to his job, its because he hates it, not because he loves wow. Don't let him get fired, inspire him to quit with dignity and find something more meaningful to him.