Interesting thoughts...thanks everyone.
When I was 13 and pretending to be a pilot it involved sitting on the couch looking out the window and using a broom stick as a joystick while mimicking the appropriate engine noises......but I guess times moves on. Now it seems that it involves creating a profile that says you are a 20000 hour 747 captain and posting on forums.
Still, I think that overall I am better for having my addiction