Game development is worthless? WTF? (Was: Why Ruby?)

[Walter Bright]

Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
> Patrick Down wrote:
>> bearophile Wrote:
>>> Yet I hope Walter will not waste 6 hours every day *playing* World of warcraft :-)
> 
>> He does however write games sometimes: http://www.classicempire.com/
> 
> I've never played WoW, but I have played Empire, and let me tell you,
> it wastes a lot more than 6 hours a day!

Yes, Empire has been blamed for many students flunking out of university, and at 
least one divorce!