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I think you’re overthinking it. The first definition in the Oxford Dictionary for “actually” equates it with “really”, a substitution which works fine here. 1.

by GuiA 7y ago

I think you’re overthinking it. The first definition in the Oxford Dictionary for “actually” equates it with “really”, a substitution which works fine here. 1. as the truth or facts of a situation; really. "we must pay attention to what young people are actually doing"

2zcon 7y ago
That's definitely a possibility I didn't give the proper consideration. On the other hand, if I wrote that sentence with that intention, I would strip 'actually' it for being unnecessary. Overthinking? Well I can hardly characterise this tangent as important.