> adults spending ridiculous hours playing video games What do you consider to be "ridiculous hours"? There are definitely times when I end up playing online

> adults spending ridiculous hours playing video games What do you consider to be "ridiculous hours"? There are definitely times when I end up playing online games for >20h/week. That's well above the median I'm sure... but how many hours per week did my parent's generation spend on average watching TV? My dad is retired now, and spends probably ~40h / week in his shop just... tinkering. How is my playing War Thunder any less "real life" than him rebuilding his 124th Coleman lantern? People need a way to recover from the stresses of everyday life. I don't understand why gaming in particular is so often discounted, while various other non-productive pursuits are readily accepted.