The best way to get out of WoW is to meet people that you can relate to in real life. And if you play as much as this guy (and I) do, that can be kind of hard. Once you've been playing this game for long enough, you make time for it by cutting away other parts of your life that seem less important (work, school, and socializing, not necessarily in that order). Once you don't have a life save the game, you don't have any way to relate to other people.
If you want to rehabilitate your friend, find him a person, preferably of the opposite sex, that can intelligently discuss 14/31/5 vs 0/30/21, or debate the merits of +heal vs. mana/5 gear. You can probably get this guy to go to a bar or something *gasp* social, if he knows he'll be able to have his geek discussion. Once he gets used to seeing other people on a regular basis, he'll probably be less inclined to hide in his hole all day. It does get pretty damn lonely killing dragons all day long, and it takes being NOT lonely for a little while to realize this.
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If you want to rehabilitate your friend, find him a person, preferably of the opposite sex, that can intelligently discuss 14/31/5 vs 0/30/21, or debate the merits of +heal vs. mana/5 gear. You can probably get this guy to go to a bar or something *gasp* social, if he knows he'll be able to have his geek discussion. Once he gets used to seeing other people on a regular basis, he'll probably be less inclined to hide in his hole all day. It does get pretty damn lonely killing dragons all day long, and it takes being NOT lonely for a little while to realize this.
On that note, 60 mage LFG Honolulu