I used to feel self conscious about the fact that I don't really produce anything, until I came to the viewpoint that my consumption of other people's work is what gives that work meaning
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I struggle with this too and never seen anyone else mention it. And you gave me some framing to have a healthier attitude. Thank you!
You don't need to self actualize through work. There is no such thing as a waste of time.
“We are here on Earth to fart around, and don’t let anybody tell you any different.” - Vonnegut
I imagine there's a lot of people out there who view playing video games as productive as reading a book.
I'm definitely in that mindset and feel the same little sense of accomplishment when finishing either.
I've always very strongly held the opinion that video games are art. They should be just as valued as consuming other "high" arts like theater.
I think it's fine to classify certain things as high art if you don't let that devalue works that don't fit the category. I see video games as a medium rather than art and it's perfectly possible to produce high art from it.
There's definitely games that I consider good art, that really stick with you and change your outlook on things, but there's also a bunch that are just fun
I definitely view video games as better than reading a book. You’re engaging many more parts of your brain and actively participating in the story telling, rather than passively just reading.
I don't feel that way about aaa games, they are much more mindless than reading IMO. Reading is like 100% use of imagination too.
Press F to feel sad.
Unless you have that blind minds eye thing in which case ... idk for me it's about equal engagement
With many games, you need to figure out how to solve the puzzle, progress the plot, etc. With multiplayer games, you need to be able to work together and cooperate with others while doing this. I love playing my MMORPG because the story is really amazing, while the interactions with people is organic and unique, and the learning of combat and higher tier stuff is much more mentally engaging than just watching cutscenes or going from point A to B.
If someone reads passively they aren't a very good reader
Sure, there’s imagination and whatnot, but there’s nothing you can do to change the story or explore the world or solve the problem for the story to continue while reading.
Single player games yes, very much. Good single player games even more...
Especially something like Black Flag. People have fun and learn a lot about history from those games.
Anon's marriage is bound to last
She probably wanted to hang out but didn't want to catch shit for asking him to stop playing. While she waited, she messed around on tiktok hoping he'd get a clue. He didn't.
Wife needs to work on her communication skills then. We ask each other if we wanna hang out or watch something together.
Some other times my wife if happy reading a book next to me while I'm playing PS5
Since we are playing the theory crafting game: What if she had been direct before and he reacted poorly?
"wife bad" audience cheers
Love your profile picture! I'll always have warm feelings towards Netscape Navigator, and I appreciated that they gave us a little something to look at while we waited for pages to load over dial-up.
They're a pretty good band.
Yeah. I thought this was going to be about them. Not the game.
My War >>> Damaged
Watching tik tok is doing adult thing, while playing game somehow it is for kids only.
de-normalize adults on Tick Tock. It is designed as brain rot for teens
I actively call out the twits I work for when I catch them scrolling. What the fuck are you doing with your life that every single idle second must be spend consuming the same 3 memes over and over.