Art by J. L. Westover

  • Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I was listening to a self help book about bad habits and it keeps going on about video games=time waste, don’t do it. Honestly that’s bullshit and I’m sick of that viewpoint. What if that’s what I like to do in my down time to relax? Why is playing video games a bad habit but watching a movie isn’t?

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      2 months ago

      Well, the author probably grew up and was socialized in a world that had books/movies, but not video games, so…

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      2 months ago

      Their point might have been to do something constructive. To get a skill out of it you can use to provide for yourself if need be. So they’re probably thinking of carpentry, pottery, gardening or other vocational hobbies…