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• otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  “Prioritize” doesn’t mean putting it above everything else.

  How do you think most gamers have money for games?

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  • badgermurphy@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I am using that word as follows:

    Prioritize: to adjust the priority ranking of something to a higher level than it was previously.

    not

    Prioritze: to assign something the highest priority.

    Maybe I am using the word wrong, but I believe both definitions to be valid. Sorry for the confusion.

    What I meant was that I do not have anything on my docket that I think a reasonable person would demote in priority to make room for gaming. That day may come, but it has not for many years now. You may be surprised how wildly varied people’s level of responsibility is and how busy that makes them.

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    • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yeah, and you said…

      If we prioritized gaming, we would not have any money for the games and hardware or the place to hook it up and use it.

      Plenty of people find space in their schedules for gaming. And based on your more recent comment, you probably do have other hobbies or optional activities that you find more fulfilling than gaming…which is great!

      Some people game with their families. Some people find time for gaming instead of consuming other media like TV, movies, books, or social media.

      If you prioritize other hobbies beyond gaming, that’s great if it makes you happy.

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      • badgermurphy@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I wish it were true. For me and I’m sure others, leisure activity must be planned, scheduled in advance, and coordinated with several people. Even then, it is not uncommon for it to be interrupted.

        I find it strange how many people find it unbelievable that there are people much busier than themselves that do not have time for impromptu leisure activity. I feel like I’m being punked.

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• zewm@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

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  • badgermurphy@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I know older gamers too, and can tell you firsthand that the amount of “busy” in a person’s life varies wildly. I am the second busiest person I have ever met, and the busiest person does not have children and I do, for example.

    If I were to carve out more time for leisure, something else would absolutely have to suffer. Sure, that is a choice I could make, but I dont think any reasonable person evaluating the trade-offs in good faith would consider that choice to be on the table, hence why I used the “ackshually”. It is technically a choice to a pedant, but not really a choice to anyone acting sane.

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