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A grown up man spending 14 hours a day playing games is a very bad sign. It's ok for a few months, provided one has some money, but not a great long term strate

A grown up man spending 14 hours a day playing games is a very bad sign. It's ok for a few months, provided one has some money, but not a great long term strategy. Yes, it's hard. But you don't fight depression with endless gaming sessions. Quite the opposite, really. I feel incredibly stupid playing multiplayer games during business hours because, well, who am I playing against/with? Either children or lazy bums.

afpx 4y ago
When I stopped working (cause I was tired and had saved more than enough money), I pretty much played video games and smoked pot for 2 years. My spouse gave me a hard time, because she was getting social pressure because of it. But, she basically told everyone to lay off because I was a responsible adult. After about 2 years, I got bored with video games and started coding again for fun. But, my spouse was awesome for her continual support. But, it was irritating that people gave me a hard time about it. Some people seem to need shared pain, and if they’re in pain but they see someone chilling, they’ll react to it.
- beebeepka 4y ago
  Hey man, I've taken long sabbaticals myself. Since multiple people complained, I guess dropping generalisations like that was inappropriate. In my mind it was clear that I was referring to working age people who could use all that free time for something else. Personally, I am looking forward to some gardening. I've spent several decades playing games multiple hours almost every week. Clearly not everyone has been wasting their youth as I did and I am glad for people who finally get to do what they want.
em-bee 4y ago
find a server with players in a different timezone
- Gigachad 4y ago
  For most games, latency becomes too much of a deal to do this.
  - beebeepka 4y ago
    Exactly. It really depends on the game and number of timezones, though. I play mostly FPS and for me 50 ping is the upper limit of acceptable latency
anon84873628 4y ago
Acceptable comment until the last paragraph. God forbid someone have non standard work hours, or take a break, or a day off, or be retired... Maybe you even match with people in a different time zone...
- BeFlatXIII 4y ago
  Daytime Pokémon Go used to be filled with so many retired people plus a few SAHMs.
  - red-iron-pine 4y ago
    That at least gets people outside and moving, going places. Fresh air and exercise, driving around, etc. Doomscrolling Insta is the death of self
    - BeFlatXIII 4y ago
      PoGo used to be the best way for adults to make friends.
- beebeepka 4y ago
  You're right, I did not phrase that properly. See my response to afpx. Of course people retire, take days off, etc. I simply stated how I feel. Plenty of voice chats have left me with the impression that kids and "lazy bums" really do make up the majority during business hours, at least in the games I play - RTS and FPS

afpx 4y ago

When I stopped working (cause I was tired and had saved more than enough money), I pretty much played video games and smoked pot for 2 years. My spouse gave me a hard time, because she was getting social pressure because of it. But, she basically told everyone to lay off because I was a responsible adult. After about 2 years, I got bored with video games and started coding again for fun. But, my spouse was awesome for her continual support. But, it was irritating that people gave me a hard time about it. Some people seem to need shared pain, and if they’re in pain but they see someone chilling, they’ll react to it.

beebeepka 4y ago
Hey man, I've taken long sabbaticals myself. Since multiple people complained, I guess dropping generalisations like that was inappropriate. In my mind it was clear that I was referring to working age people who could use all that free time for something else. Personally, I am looking forward to some gardening. I've spent several decades playing games multiple hours almost every week. Clearly not everyone has been wasting their youth as I did and I am glad for people who finally get to do what they want.

em-bee 4y ago

find a server with players in a different timezone

Gigachad 4y ago
For most games, latency becomes too much of a deal to do this.
- beebeepka 4y ago
  Exactly. It really depends on the game and number of timezones, though. I play mostly FPS and for me 50 ping is the upper limit of acceptable latency

anon84873628 4y ago

Acceptable comment until the last paragraph. God forbid someone have non standard work hours, or take a break, or a day off, or be retired... Maybe you even match with people in a different time zone...

BeFlatXIII 4y ago
Daytime Pokémon Go used to be filled with so many retired people plus a few SAHMs.
- red-iron-pine 4y ago
  That at least gets people outside and moving, going places. Fresh air and exercise, driving around, etc. Doomscrolling Insta is the death of self
  - BeFlatXIII 4y ago
    PoGo used to be the best way for adults to make friends.
beebeepka 4y ago
You're right, I did not phrase that properly. See my response to afpx. Of course people retire, take days off, etc. I simply stated how I feel. Plenty of voice chats have left me with the impression that kids and "lazy bums" really do make up the majority during business hours, at least in the games I play - RTS and FPS