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Re:Over three billion people worldwide now play video games,... by jherdman on Saturday August 22, 2020 @08:36AM (#24243708)
Gaming IS a waste of time, as are a number of hobbies. The question is really if you care that you're wasting your time.
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Re:Over three billion people worldwide now play video games,... by shafyy on Saturday August 22, 2020 @09:22AM (#24243944)
According to your definition, when is time not wasted?
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Re:Over three billion people worldwide now play video games,... by nicofcurti on Saturday August 22, 2020 @09:40AM (#24244049)
I think he means waste as in "doing something that carries no real benefit to yourself", and if that's the case then you're probably grinding instead of actually enjoying a game.

FF VII teaches you real values. LoL teaches you absolutely nothing besides resilience when getting bashed for going 0/1

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Re:Over three billion people worldwide now play video games,... by null_deref on Monday August 24, 2020 @02:31AM (#24258015)
Dedicating a healthy part of your time to having fun is not a waste of time.
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