Why not do both until you understand the real differences? The reason people voluntarily stay up late to code, while meditation by contrast seems kind of borin

Why not do both until you understand the real differences? The reason people voluntarily stay up late to code, while meditation by contrast seems kind of boring — the reason why people are so eager to come up with different "substitutes" for meditation that just so happen to align with their favorite things to do — is very near the essence of why meditation probably shouldn't be replaced by coding, or running, skiing, drinking, smoking, or whatever your favorite activity is.