Bad decision by SE

[Wissp]

I find it interesting reading these POV on hobbies and video games. People are right, what they do with their own time is their own business, even if others think it is not the best use of their time. What started the whole berating of those people is them publicly complaining of being inconvenienced because of how they do their hobby.

As this is the internet, it is a sad fact that people DO love to criticize, no matter what it is or who it is. One can either grow a thick skin and not care or feel offended. But at the end of the day, it is unlikely to change how they are in real life.


Video/computer games as a hobby are a funny thing. Sure I do them, sometimes to excess if I am really into one. But as many people, they are only one of many activities I pursue in my free time. But of all the hobbies I do, I find video games to be the most 'wasteful' of my time.

Is that silly? Sure it is. I personally see video games as the 'junk food' hobby. They are fun and very entertaining, but give you very little to nothing in the time spent in them in relation to other hobbies such as anything artistic, physical, creative, etc. In short, anything that could also benefit you in real life.

Compare 10 hours playing games to 10 hours of say, painting. Afterwards, what do you have to show for those 10 hours? With VG's, maybe fun, relaxation, progression in the game, little else. For the painting, you have fun, relaxation, practice in artistic skill for future endeavors/career, and a piece of media you can admire and show off to others. It is pretty much the same for any other hobby that is used in real life.

So then WHY play games in the first place if they are such time wasters? Like I said, 'junk food'. They are yummy and taste VERY good, but are mainly empty calories that aren't terribly good for you. It is why I try to limit my time with them as to not feel TOO guilty I do them.

But I am only human and sometimes there is something, (like an expansion), that I REALLY want to play a lot of and waste a lot of time on. Then I make up an excuse to myself to justify it. LOL

[Shin96]

Is that silly? Sure it is. I personally see video games as the 'junk food' hobby. They are fun and very entertaining, but give you very little to nothing in the time spent in them in relation to other hobbies such as anything artistic, physical, creative, etc. In short, anything that could also benefit you in real life.

I agree, wish more people saw it that way. Take it from me but gaming has been a huge detriment to my life when I was younger and more ignorant. Had I spend anywhere near the time invested into real skills (which I did thankfully, albeit later) I probably would've been less depressed. Gaming is a great way to cope with a situation or enjoy it for its artistic value but we as a society have become addicted to it, putting way too much value in something that amounts to nothing but pixels on the screen. That's just my two cents on the situation.