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often a waste of time (though I see a lot of traffic on HN about computer games...) Wait, what?

• jamesaguilar 13y ago
  The implication is that computer games are a waste of time. This is a belief often held by people who have not realized that "waste of time" is not a globally defined function.
  • unethical_ban 13y ago
    Kind of like the OP that suggests the same of driving.
    • jamesaguilar 13y ago
      Well, I don't think the implication is the same. Driving is a waste of time to those who have to do it and consider it a waste of time. That's a lot of us, a lot of the time. Rarely does anyone play a video game while simultaneously thinking, "This is a waste of my time." There may be some regret over other things left undone afterward, but it's not like the commute where many participants are actively wishing, during participation, that they might not have to.