It has more to do with it than you would think. Typically, the most hardcore otaku are so oblivious to anything that is truly relavent in their lives that they live like shit. While their heads are in their fucking 'mangas' (Or as I like to call them- Backwards comics with big eyes), the shit starts gathering around them, and they don't even notice it.
As indicated by the thread creator at SA, his two main interests in life are anime and MMORPGs. Fucking pathetic, I know, but also sad. Sad because his life is completely passing him by while he spends his time on these things all day.
If I was the roomate, I would not hurt him, or threaten to hurt him. I would instead threaten to destroy his anime/backwards comic book with big eyes collection. Bet you that the latter means just as much if not more to him than anything else.