Would you say playing videogames is a waste of time?

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I don't want to post this in the videogame forum for obvious reasons.

I keep hearing the same thing. That playing videogames is a waste of time. Mostly from older people. You could be doing something more productive is the most common reason.
 
I wouldnt say that exactly but I do think some people do them way too much and think its a substitution for real life.

Those motherfuckers need to get out there and live.

When I was a teenager I played alot, but once I started goin out late and chasin girls I didnt really play as much anymore.

Even today, I would rarely play more than hour before I would put it down. I still do enjoy them though.
 
Apart from the odd Wii Sports or Wii Sing I couldn't care less about computer games. But I'm sure gamers think I waste my time watching cooking shows and Brit soap operas.
 
man you make so many video gaming threads it is not funny.
if you like gaming. cool. if you dont. ok.

just stop fucking littering the forums with old recycled content.
'why are movies dying', 'why were movies better in the 80s and 90s'\, 'will hollywood ever get back to the 80s or 90s level'. 'is gaming a waste of time', 'is gaming bla bla bla.'

maybe the mri really fucked you up and you are really unhealthy and on your death bed and you have no idea what you are doing, but if otherwise. stop.
 
man you make so many video gaming threads it is not funny.
if you like gaming. cool. if you dont. ok.

just stop fucking littering the forums with old recycled content.
'why are movies dying', 'why were movies better in the 80s and 90s'\, 'will hollywood ever get back to the 80s or 90s level'. 'is gaming a waste of time', 'is gaming bla bla bla.'

maybe the mri really fucked you up and you are really unhealthy and on your death bed and you have no idea what you are doing, but if otherwise. stop.

Everything okay?
 
Better use of time than playing golf
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I played since a kid, ime, the intropective nature of the game, affords axiomatic principals on how to live well/better in life. I'd rather walk, than ride a cart & being connected to nature walking brings out better thinking. Playing teaches & embeds in you, self awareness, acceptance, dealing with success & adversity/failure, and ultimately accountability.

It's a focus more on the process than outcome. A sort of stoicism in a way.
When you hit a ball right, your body feels connected in a flush way. It's a great feeling.
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I don't play as much as I used too, bout 2 or 3 times a month.
Still hit balls at a range 10 minutes away from my house once a week.
I still get more from running & lifting daily, than I do in Golf, but for me it's an analogy/activity of how to live life & deal with what's thrown at you in life, or you've gotten yourself into.

That said, when I drink a lil bit & play, it's all the stuff I said previously, but funner... lol.


Video games are fun & teach eye hand coordination, but I'm not sure you get same skills as playing a real sport, imo.
It's just more entertaining than anything else.
 
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I don't want to post this in the videogame forum for obvious reasons.

I keep hearing the same thing. That playing videogames is a waste of time. Mostly from older people. You could be doing something more productive is the most common reason.

TV is a waste of time.
Movies are a waste of time.
Books are a waste of time.
Videogames are a waste of time.

All four of those sentences are equally ridiculous statements, but I bet everyone would have an opinion about which ones are less ridiculous than others.

So, perhaps the right way to say this is -
'Too much TV is a waste of time.'
'Too many movies are a waste of time.'
'Too many books are a waste of time.'
'Too much videogames is a waste of time.'
 
Have two degrees, and spent damn near all of my 20s in education, working, in the gym, or chasing women. I used to think video games were a hobby for unmotivated people but I feel like I've paid my dues to enjoy gaming for a couple of hours a day.

I definitely don't think it's as good of a hobby as active ones like BJJ or lifting but nothing wrong with taking some downtime for yourself. It's the ones who use it as an excuse to do nothing all day and never work on themselves that make gaming as a whole look bad. That or extreme fandom and vicarious living through video game characters.
 
I usually play a game at night for a hour before bed after I have done all my other house things (kids, wife, cleaning etc). Dont see how that is more of a waste of time than watching a movie or tv for an hour before bed.

It is just an activity, anything taken to the extremes is bad for you.
 
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