i’m going to answer you because you seem to be seeking external views on gaming. personally i only play video games as an “escape”. what was shitty is that i w

i’m going to answer you because you seem to be seeking external views on gaming. personally i only play video games as an “escape”. what was shitty is that i was always just escaping something that had to be done by a certain time. it was my goto procrastination technique. as i grew as a person, and spent less time lying and taking on too much, and more time on how i define me and what i actually care about, i quit playing most games. but i didn’t stop the escapism totally, now i bike to escape the pressure i’ve put in myself to be my best. the biking helps me handle my problems as it gives me time to reflect. frankly, if gaming gives you the space to decompress and reflect than it’s fundamentally a form of meditation, which is how i see my biking. the real challenge is to figure out if you’re gaming to escape yourself or to explore yourself. if you’re doing it right, does it matter how you decompress?