Why do we play Maplestory?

I understand the frustration my statement causes, but I would like to at least try to put it into some perspective here.

I'm having some trouble. um...
Okay how about you have a soccer ball, but you can only kick it around in alleyways. Sure you can have some fun doing that, but you're never playing any real games. And yo---you know I'm really terrible at putting this into perspective. Would anyone else like to take a crack at it?

Would Plato's cave theory be what you're getting at here?