Stop Wasting Your Time

[Esiar]

sundin13 said:

Esiar said:

There is. And, there's psuedo-happiness with things like video games. It's addiction and amusement rather than a way to achieve happiness.

Edit: It also affects the happiness of other people in a negative way, also. All the money spent on video games could be spent on feeding the homeless, donating, etc, and all the time spent on video games could be used to help other's physically and emotionally. Many people here could have saved thousands of hours and dollars (or whatever currency used).

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Also, I've gotten plenty of happiness out of video games. Playing them and discussing them. Maybe games just aren't for you...

Finally, your last point is terrible. The absence of helping people is not hurting anyone first of all. Second of all, I put my own mental well being pretty high on my priority list. I think I have a pretty eclectic range of hobbies, each of which I have spend a pretty good deal of money on. I play guitar. Is that hurting people because I could have been feeding the homeless? nope. I play drums. Is that hurting people because I could have been batman? Nope. I play video games, listen to music, watch tv, watch movies, watch anime, cook, write etc.. Should I throw myself away to become a slave to the whims of others? No............because that is stupid. Very stupid.

Video games are no more a waste of time and money than any other hobby, and last time I checked, hobbies were quite beneficial to becoming a well rounded individual and me not killing myself.

The lack of helping people does hurt people. How can you say that the absence of helping homeless people does not negatively affect homeless people? You are choosing not to help them, clearly. This clearly affects them. You're putting your own hobbies over them. You know there are starving people. At times you buy games instead of looking for these people and helping them. This hurts them. I understand that you clearly need to provide for your own needs, but other's needs should be put above your own.

In terms of suicide, video games are only surpressing it. It doesn't fix the problem (and the problem is fixable). It can be compared to treating a symptom rather than the actual sickness.