I read the article and it saddens me to say that it is not the gamers that use the excuse of escapism but sadly it is a whole generation that wants to blame video games for shortcomings in their children.
The sad reality is that the so called loving mothers were too interested to stay at the spa rather than with their children and fathers that thought that they could get away with anything.
Sadly is the whole generation of adults (40+) who are using video games to escape the blame of not being able to raise the next generation right.