19 March 2024, 16:47 | #1 |
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A waste of lifetime
I remember my teacher in class saying that she was annoyed by us Amiga gamers (because she catched us discussing a game solution), because we're "gaming for hours and in the end", we "didn't do anything". "It's a waste of lifetime, you could've helped at the community or been doing sports instead."
Now inmidst of a long mid-life-crisis (I'm fine, don't worry ), I remember this and wonder if I have wasted my life with gaming, with drawing solution maps on paper that I don't even possess anymore and with all the hours were I meticulously worked on finding the right car setup or level edit for the lack of something better and more useful. What's your opinion? Last edited by Zak; 26 March 2024 at 09:04. |
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19 March 2024, 17:00 | #3 |
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I do feel like I could have used my Amiga time a little bit in a different manner (more creativity use than videogame use), but I wouldn't consider it a waste. Hindsight is 20/20.
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19 March 2024, 17:21 | #4 |
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Amiga kept me sane during some really, really hard times. So, no. But even in normal case scenario, any hobby which isn't an obsessive one is definitely not a waste of time simply because it enriches your life.
Okm some obsessive ones I guess can work out well in the end too, I guess |
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19 March 2024, 17:47 | #6 |
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I sort of agree with it. It is very easy to spend too much time on it. In fact I can say that it has negatively impacted my life to a point where I feel serious regret.
Gaming is fine as long as it is not an addiction. And so when you have someone that can identify it and persuade you it has become one. |
19 March 2024, 17:55 | #7 |
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I have played video/computer games for pretty much my whole life and I had both phases of too much gaming and not gaming at all for a longer time. Now I play games when I have the time for it which isn't that often, so I tend to play games in a different way. I used to push through games to complete them even if I didn't really enjoy them. Now I just stop playing and move on. I also don't play any kind of online game anymore after a pretty serious ESO addiction.
I can't change how much time I spent on playing games, but I can change how I play them today. |
19 March 2024, 17:56 | #8 |
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It depend what was accessible to you. When we are a child, options are limited. We mostly depend on our parent and there was no Internet in the 80'.
Drawing maps an so on help to build the mind and make the imagination work for a child, so this is just a necessary step I think. The important is to move on after a reasonable amount of time. This is what @dreadnought said. So I would say, not a waste if their was an equilibrium with others activities. |
19 March 2024, 18:04 | #9 |
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Yes. All of it, every single bit, is a waste of time.
But it doesn't matter in the slightest. No one can either speak on your behalf or give you some sort of affirmation. If there's something nagging you that this 'pastime' is indeed a waste of time then, if it was me, I'd be paying attention to that. |
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19 March 2024, 18:21 | #11 |
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19 March 2024, 18:37 | #12 |
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19 March 2024, 18:41 | #13 |
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It was my time to waste.
I'm glad I didn't sit in a church or kick a ball up a field. |
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"Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."
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19 March 2024, 19:30 | #16 |
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Well,as I have just opened a retro cafe and am know known as the knowledgable person on retrogaming in the area, I don't think it has been a waste of my time!
If it has made you happy then surely it has been a positive thing! I've drawn pictures, used it for work, programmed games (good for keeping the brain sharp), played games, surfed the Internet (at 28.8k) and more. None of this I would consider a waste. |
19 March 2024, 20:11 | #17 |
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I spent half my free time and money on gaming and partying. The other half I wasted.
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19 March 2024, 20:17 | #18 |
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Everyone's free to waste his/her lifetime with whatever he/she wants. No other person has the right to judge.
Also, if playing video games is a waste of time, so would be reading a book. |
19 March 2024, 20:29 | #19 |
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too bad the day is just 24 hours, otherwise i would play even more
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19 March 2024, 20:39 | #20 |
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