What is it that a game offers that real-life can't? No consequences. It is easy to lose sight of this fact when gaming with people who throw a temper tantrum when someone doesn't do what they command. Games are supposed to be fun, as was intended from their conception. Perhaps if the real-world wasn't so highly populated with control freaks more people would spend more time with real-life. Is it impolite to admit that something is boring? In games people have the choice to do so, and move on to another activity which is more interesting.