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People have every right to skip work or school to take a personal holiday to enjoy themselves. These people will make up the work (if they're in school) or take a sick day/switch shifts (if they work). The "getting priorities" straight argument about this sort of thing has always bothered me- people can and do have different priorities. They aren't skipping to be "cool", they aren't dropping out or declaring school no longer matters in the long run, and they are doing something everyone here loves to do (presumably)- playing video games.
Personally, I never skipped high school to play a game, but that's because I absolutely hated making up work and had 3 to 4 AP classes each semester in my junior and senior year. However, if you're fine making up work, there is no problem taking a day off. And, please, can everyone on the internet stop telling everyone else they have "no life" for this or that reason? That's a completely empty statement; if one enjoys their life without harming others, they are making the most of the one life they've got. Work is supposed to be the way to get what you need so you can do what you enjoy in life, not the other way around. In fact, you really should enjoy your work too, if you're lucky enough to be in such a position.
Someone isn't going to "fail at life" if they miss a few days of school, especially if they make up for it. That is just absolutely ridiculous. We could all stand to relax some. Peace :)