I think the #1 game of last year was The Sims, actually. I never played it, so I don't know if it could really be called a game or not. But I heard a gaming industry analyst-type saying that he thought that the success of The Sims revolved around people's preconceived notions that monetary success in life is all that's important; In The Sims, you earn friends, for example, by becoming wealthy. Could that be considered to be any less of a statement on the nature of society than, say , the poularity of the "shoot-'em-up" games? Ahh, well, that's OT.... Actually, VS I always like reading your POV. You are most certainly not alone if you think things are severely wrong in society.