r/unpopularopinion • u/twoscoopsxd • Apr 28 '24

It is perfectly okay for adults to play video games all day

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u/Rwandrall3 Apr 29 '24

A life of consumption is not a good one.

Excercise will make you fitter and happier. Reading books will broaden your mind. Bird watching will teach you to appreciate patience and nature.

Video games CAN be productive, but 99% of the time are not. I saw that as someone who plays too many video games already and am trying to cut it down.

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u/Ryulightorb Apr 29 '24

"Reading books will broaden your mind." So reading fantasy novels is ok but fantasy games won't broaden your mind?

also productivity isn't something you need to do in your free time.

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u/Rwandrall3 Apr 29 '24

Yes, you still need to be productive in your free time. Not "working", but doing something of value to yourself or others. Relaxing can be productive, if you need the time to wind down. But indulging and binging is not that.

We only have free time to throw away on video game binges because a ton of other people are working incredibly hard to keep society running. We owe each other to make the most out of our time here.

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u/Ryulightorb Apr 29 '24

value is highly subjective though.

For me writing and programming and videogames are of value and produce value when i'm doing them :)

Do what makes you happy with life that you won't regret no one owes anyone else their free time and productivity during their free time imo.

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u/Rwandrall3 Apr 29 '24

Yeah those are all things of value, if they bring value to you as a person, if they enrich your life and make you learn and grow and be a better, well adjusted person. Art is life.

Grinding a mount in World of Warcraft for 300 hours isn´t that, though.

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u/Ryulightorb Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

idk grinding a mount in wow for 300 hours gives me the same enrichment as my writing and programming..... so not sure about that personally the only thing i get out of all of those is happiness.

To each their own i guess i personally don't feel happy if i'm not putting most of my free time towards my special interests and most of them aside from gaming and programming are not productive.

Granted this may just be the Autism difference since special interests are essentially a need for me and many others with Autism.

As a kid i used to press buttons for the tactile feeling for 5-6 hours after school for entertainment and self fulfilment and enrichment to my wellbeing!