I gotta agree to an extent.

If I play a fighting game, I have to focus and react, and I can feel my blood pressure / heart rate up.

But I’ve also absolutely rotted my brain at 3am trying to max crafting just clicking that fkn rock over and over again.

I’d wildly guess that, if you don’t let the video games be brainrot, they’re also not quiiite gonna scratch the, “I wanna lay on the couch and let my mind melt,” itch, and you’ll have to face some suck

Entirely projecting, just what my experience is like