It depends on the point of view you see it. I consider it a healthy distraction, I have never considered it a sport and even less a way of life for me. I am distracted playing cheap tournaments and always dreaming of winning a good pot, something that has not happened. My recommendation, play for fun, there are millions who want to reach the big leagues but only one comes, while the others lose fortunes, something like the American dream. Poker is a lottery, millions play and only one wins, the difference is that poker is more fun