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Of course not. Devoting yourself to watching sports is equally a waste of time. But playing sport leads to all kinds of benefits like getting exercise, social
by jimbokun 5y ago
Of course not. Devoting yourself to watching sports is equally a waste of time.
But playing sport leads to all kinds of benefits like getting exercise, socializing and developing bonds with others, overcoming adversity, fresh air, a feeling of increasing mastery over time.
I imagine writing and drawing comics would have similar mental health benefits (if not the exercise and fresh air).
The problem for many of us (myself included) is consuming vs. producing.
- giantrobot 5y agoI produce enough shit when working. I don't need to constantly produce. The idea that I should always be doing something "of value" is toxic and soul crushing. If I want to produce something in my non-work time that's my choice. It's also my choice if I just want to read a comic book. I work to live, not live to work.
- beefield 5y agoFrankly, I personally and subjectively agree with you more than you might guess. But objectively... I do not quite see why our "feeling of increasing mastery" of kicking around a rubber ball is somehow more "adult" or "beneficial" or otherwise superior to the thrill of reading a comic book.