/lit/ - Literature

>>15513224
It's arrested development. I narrowly avoided it.
When you grow up you're supposed to learn, achieve, and experience different things to "become a man" (in the case of most people on this website). Learn how to stand up for yourself, kiss a girl and get laid, how to be disciplined, responsible, and dependable, how to get what you want out of life. Most of these things are supposed to be taught by the father.
If they cannot keep up with their peers and get left behind (usually in middle or high school), as other kids move up they will move further and further down in the social hierarchy until it becomes easier to simply not participate than to try. Regressing back into video games and fantasy is where they feel safe and not challenged by the "popular" kids. Can't lose if you don't play.

Tldr they didn't grow up when they were supposed to.