I lean toward "efficient entertainment", but I do sometimes wonder what that chunk of my free time would look like otherwise.
this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2024
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I'm in the computer industry, haven't played video games in decades. The time sink that video games demand, on top of working with machines all day every day just isn't appealing to me. From the outside, seeing the vegas style "no clocks, windows and plenty of air conditioning" gamblingification of the games industry, from microtransactions, loot crates, games as personal identity, leads me to reckon they're absolutely a thief of focus, as that's what garners the most revenue for the games producers themselves. It's a snake eating it's own tail, with lifetimes spent, just clicking away.
Video games don't demand your time more than any other hobby... do you avoid woodworking because you're scared you'll make an elaborate wardrobe instead of a little box? Do you avoid swimming because you don't want to go across the English Channel?
You can play small games and you can play for an hour a week, there's no need to burn every hour of every day on it like a teenager.
I want a TV show about wood working addicts. Please Jeff, you must stop crafting intricate cabinets. No more driftwood tables either. I'm sick of cleaning up resin goddamnit.
The Woodwright’s Shop
If you look around, probably on YouTube, I bet you can find episodes.