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Farmville players outnumber real farmers, 60 to 1
Brandon Davenport
Its no doubt that Farmville has reached such a large size - and gained such a large fanbase, that it could put many social networking sites to shame. Heck, at the moment Farmville is bigger than Twitter with its 62 Million registered users, so all I ask is when will the madness stop!
The New York Times reports that there are more Farmville players than actual Farmers in the United States, outnumbering them 60 to 1. What is more fascinating is that Philip Tan, director of the Singapore-M.I.T. Gambit Game Lab, goes on to say that “The whole concept of ‘I’m sick of this modern, urban lifestyle, I wish I could just grow plants and vegetables and watch them grow’” and that sitting in front of a virtual farm, in your house, for hours is very “therapeutic”. I can never get into this stuff, and I cant really afford to…
