Taking MUD's too far

Going back over Sherry Turkle's article, Identity in the Age of the Internet, i came across an alarming quote from an avid gamer who stated, "It's [real life] just one more window." To me, this is when a simple game turns into somthing much more serious. When a gamer starts seeing life as "just one more window" within a series of characters and games it tells me that gaming its begining to go too far and is possibly too realistic. I understand that people like to "get into the game," but when the distinction between a game and real life gets blurred, it is easy to see why these MUD's have become so dangerous. To stop gamers from going over the edge, as i see it, game designers need to take a step back and take out some of the human elements that can cause gamers to distort the distinction between real life and a game. Seeing as we are a mere twenty years into the computer generation, we need to begin toning down these video games before they become even more "real."