Here is my opinion on why gaming is better than drinking. Feel free to add your own to this list:

I reackon people should make money from gaming. Big time gamers probably spend 3-4 hours per day playing games (7 days a week), so rather than having to pay all this cash for playing games, we should earn money instead. I sometimes start playing at 6pm, then get up to have dinner and it's like 2am in the morning. This is a job. I say... let's get together and demand that gaming companies PAY us for playing their games. Also, I think that gaming companies should pay for regular eye tests because they are ruining our health. That's not to say it's not worth it because there are some games that are worth some health to be ruined, but I say again - we should be getting paid, not them.