Comment on Is gaming better as a kid or an adult?
badgermurphy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Am adult, have a full time job, raised a kid, and never had a point in time where I couldn’t game for without needing to make it a priority. Time spent watching shows and movies went down because I enjoyed games more, but if one has some down time they can choose to play games as an adult.
Gaming as a kid was fun because it was new, it is still fun as an adult because I can pick and choose what to play and when to play it.
TV is the biggest waste of time. I enjoy some shows, but I can acknowledge that a lot of it really is just something to fill time rather than “art.” I’ve cut back my TV and YouTube consumption a lot, and it enables me to do a lot more non-passive hobbies. Worst case scenario I read or game, which I consider a much better use of my time.
I was disagreeing with your statement that most adults don’t have time and gave a counter example. Never said that zero adults didn’t have time.
For me personally the steam deck was a game changer, now I have a little pc I can carry around with me. I no longer needed to worry about those long ass quests or lack of save points because I can just put it to sleep and pick it up later when I have a moment.
It’s still not as great as being able to sit down and just get lost in a game but it’s better than not having time at all.
zewm@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Yeah, because the priority is not becoming destitute lol
zewm@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
You know nothing about me and your response reeks of being an entitled asshat. Do you even have kids or a career or do you just live in mommy’s basement?
badgermurphy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
As someone who once worked 3 jobs and went to college full time while also being a parent, that poster came off as a wildly ignorant asshole. Possibly a clueless child or a troll? IDK, but damn.
badgermurphy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
otp@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
“Prioritize” doesn’t mean putting it above everything else.
How do you think most gamers have money for games?
badgermurphy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
zewm@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s okay to prioritize family or whatever instead of gaming. But I know plenty of older gamers that don’t struggle or use “don’t have time” as an excuse to not play games.