![]() ![]() Even if choosing video games as a hobby is a bad idea then people (including me) are free to make bad choices. Lastly, I'm not talking about "forcing people". Apropos Ted Kaczynski, it might be tempting to say that most "post industrial" hobbies are the bad ones. I'm not saying video games is the only bad hobby. These two points apply to the examples you mentioned as well: reading news and talking on social media. ![]() I even think this might come at a cost because really figuring out/performing well in a game can be very mentally taxing at the expense of more productive use of that mental capacity. ![]() Sure, you might improve a bit at problem solving, but I think the value per unit of time spent is still very low. Second it's that I think video games is a lower value way to spend your time. First it's that you are more likely to spend "too much" time on video games because they are more addictive, you don't really get tired and you can do them at basically any time. On a societal level I'd say there are basically two reasons why I think video games might be a worse pastime than the older ones. I don't think I'm getting my point across.įirst of all: It certainly is my own cup of tea Like I said, I play lots of video games myself. ![]()
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