Well, my whole family claims that the game is addicting and it's nearly brain dead. This from the boys who play video games all day long and don't clean, do laundry, shop, babysit, cook, read, etc.
I've learned a lot from Farmville. In fact, I went to the Farmer's Market today to get fresh produce. I just got an urge. I've learned that fallow fields are fields just lying there doing nothing. Saanen goats are the largest breed and are from Switzerland, Boer goats are big in Ohio and their meat is good, and sabawah pigs are descended from wild pigs and probably came from Africa.
So don't tell me Farmville is a brain dead game. It keeps me from snacking!