Newgrounds has proved to be agreat distraction from some of the stresses of real life for me what with the countless number of brilliant flash aniamtions and games. I think NG is all about the Flash and not necessarily the BBS which some people seem to forget.
The BBS is okay but it's nothing special or rather nothing you couldn't get on any other forum. I've met some pretty awesome people on NG and I've also met some real dicks, but hey that's life. I don't think websites can destroy lives, rather the foolish decisions of the individual are what wreck lives.