Why Ever Stop Playing Video Games
I&#x27;ve found learning and creating to be more fulfilling activities than videogames. That&#x27;s not to advocate against gaming, or to generalize all games, but I&#x27;ve thought about how much time I spent playing games in the past and if I was happy with what I gained from it: I largely was not. I felt as if I was lacking in skills that I wished I had, and believe I could have learned in that time. I&#x27;m happier with myself after cutting down greatly on gaming, and I wonder if other people share the same joy of learning that I feel or if it&#x27;s an unpopular perspective.<p>Add.: What I believe causes a game to feel unfulfilling is if after the game is finished the player, and the world, is (nearly) unchanged. If there&#x27;s nothing to show for it. No new philosophy, no useful talent, no object created, nothing to share with others. Most games are equivalent in their impact to a bad reality TV show, a distraction from progress, a time sink, a void.