Very insightful post, thanks for sharing! I too cannot pick up a controller as an adult despite a childhood filled with gaming. I think my reward system has acq

Very insightful post, thanks for sharing! I too cannot pick up a controller as an adult despite a childhood filled with gaming. I think my reward system has acquired the concept of 'opportunity cost' and trading time for $$ or spending my (finite) time with friends and family makes gaming as a adult seem less rewarding than when I had nothing better to do as a hyperactive kid. My parents didn't provide any creative outlets growing up and alcoholism made them unavailable to me as it was their own source of escapism. I wish they took me to museums etc :'( some day when I have kids I promise I will pay it forward and take them to science and history/art museums etc and indulge in what I missed out on as a kid :)