Deep Immersion Gaming-With modern computer technology, neural interfaces, and powerful enough AIs to handle thousands upon thousands of NPCs that are as real as anything can be, you can get away with this.  And, there are a lot of games out there, only limited by speed-of-light communications and a general lack of FTL communications.  So far, there isn’t any games that will eat your soul or time, and there’s always a way out where you can rejoin the real world.

But, if you want, Principal Celestia is willing to satisfy all your values with friendship and humans…