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Living the Wired Life: Walk the Fine Line Between Passion and Insanity With Our Favorite Obsessives

We all have hobbies, and a lucky few have a passion. Within that group, there are some for whom passion borders on obsession. Such people are the subject of Living the Wired Life, a series of profiles about people who use technology to pursue their passion and excel at their endeavors, whether it's riding hundreds of miles through the desert, crossing the Pacific in record time or putting yourself in the studio with Mick and Keith as they laid down the tracks for Exile on Main Street.
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Kendrick Brinson
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We all have hobbies, and a lucky few have a passion. Within that group, there are some for whom passion borders on obsession. Such people are the subject of Living the Wired Life, a series of profiles about people who use technology to pursue their passion and excel at their endeavors, whether it's riding hundreds of miles through the desert, crossing the Pacific in record time or putting yourself in the studio with Mick and Keith as they laid down the tracks for Exile on Main Street. These are serious (and potentially dangerous) undertakings, but that's part of the appeal. You don't become obsessed with the Wired Life if you don't love it. Here's a rundown of people living that life.

Emile Rosales

He just plays games, all the way through, for hours on end, and talks about them as he does it. They’re games he’s played before, games many of his viewers have played before. But people like watching Chuggaaconroy so much that for now, ad revenue from his videos has made Emile Rosales’ hobby a full-time job. Photo: Kendrick Brinson/WIRED