I occasionally like to "stalk" the high scores form time to time, as it can be interesting. But when players seem to really concern themselves, or become overly invested in how other people play the game, is when you may become a bit too involved imo. Admittedly I did not read the entire topic, so sorry if it looks like I missed something. Aasiwat brings up a good point, too. There does seem to be a trend where, the players with the money to potentially reach the higher levels, often don't have the time, and vice versa.