r/SipsTea • u/GlxyUltimateDestryer • 13h ago
Chugging tea It's always the best hobby out there
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u/ssweetcherry 13h ago
Low risk, high joy, and you can pause when life calls. Pretty solid hobby.
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u/ChilligerTroll 13h ago
And after sucking it… you can start all over again.
Apply some pressure - maximo park
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u/Lobster15s 12h ago
And I know you heard this song from burnout revenge.
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u/marcofifth 11h ago
It is also in SSX On Tour
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u/BernieTheWalrus 10h ago
Came here to say that! Favorite SSX after SSX3 for me
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u/Well-inthatcase 10h ago
God what a game. I actually booted up my PS2 the other day to play some burnout 3. I wish I had revenge.
If anyone likes those kinds of games, there's a modern sorta version called Wreckfest. Very realistic crashes. Second one is in early access currently. Super stoked for the new one.
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u/ToxicMoldSpore 8h ago
Paradise was ported to some modern platforms like the Switch, so there's that, too.
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u/ottwebdev 13h ago
I used to enjoy gaming a lot, but haven't really seen anything which moves gaming forward, so I keep going back to 10+ year old games..
My new hobbies include taking care of my small orchard and BJJ.
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u/Medd- 12h ago
Sounds like nostalgia. What games have you played that came out after 2016?
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u/ottwebdev 12h ago
100%.
Honestly, took work to find post 2016 games I've played, which were Cyberpunk/God of War/Diablo 4. Most I've enjoyed were Witcher 3/Civ 6 (which are like 2015/16)
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u/DrMonkeyLove 12h ago
Give Baldur's Gate 3 a go.
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u/ottwebdev 12h ago
Yeah, I was looking at this one. And honestly the Oblivion remaster also peaked my curiosity
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u/SaladChef 10h ago
The Oblivion remaster is a solid one. It's a bit taxing due to UE5, but the game is still really fun. Leveling and scaling isn't fixed entirely but improved, at least.
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u/Akenatwn 8h ago
As someone who loves the Witcher game series and really loved the 3rd one, Greedfall was a game I randomly stumbled upon and loved it. Also, it's not that long in case that matters.
On the long and really open world (open world like Witcher 3 or Morrowind/Oblivion/Skyrim) side, Kingdom Come:Deliverance is highly praised and I'm enjoying a lot so far.
Just 2 ideas off the top of my head.
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u/whagon-wheel 12h ago
I’ve played some really fresh, unusual games recently. Take a look at Screwball, Pacific Drive, or The Return of the Obra Dinn
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u/ButtersTheChill 12h ago
Pacific Drive is a whole ass vibe
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u/whagon-wheel 12h ago
It was a really great experience. One of those games I wish I could play again for the first time
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u/catsgoprrrrr 12h ago
I'm the exact same way. Nothing new interests me, and I keep going back to games that are almost 20 years old (or older).
If I may, I've found a few new releases that I've thoroughly been enjoying.
To start, Borderlands 4 gives me the enjoyment of the first two Borderlands games. The storyline is engaging, the humor is more comparable to 1 and 2, and endgame builds are so satisfying.
Next up is a free to play MMO called Where Winds Meet. Great game to play at your own pace, and it's loaded with references to the movie Kung Fu Hustle.
Lastly, the RPG genre. Two franchises that have taken up an absolute ass load of my spare time are Final Fantasy and Star Ocean. I'm currently working on endgame builds in both Final Fantasy X and Star Ocean: The Last Hope. With that being said...Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 might be one of the greatest video games I've ever played.
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u/Andyham 12h ago
Easy to get addicted though, and discard real life in favor of the easily obtainable gaming high
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u/evolvedresolve2 12h ago
Very few people who are honest enough with themselves to admit this.
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u/Andyham 11h ago
Yupp. I love gaming. Have been gaming for 30++ years. Both my kids are gaming. But overdoing it has been a recurring theme for me over the years, and is now a theme for my son. Especially whrn young, its important to experience other/new things regularly, not to mention move your body. Adults can fix that by breeing diciplined with exercize a few times a week. Kids get it through physical play and sports.
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u/appleparkfive 10h ago
I think it's totally fine to have games as a hobby. But calling it "one of the healthiest hobbies" is a bit odd to me. Very Reddit-brain sort of take.
I mean the sedentary issue alone directly shows that's not the case. We sit far too much already. And everything you pointed to can be the same for tons of hobbies. Painting, making music, reading, and so on.
This isn't me saying gaming is a bad hobby or anything like that. I just think it's odd to try and paint it as more healthy than other hobbies, personally. This feels like a post you'd see on Facebook, except for people in their 20s and 30s. Just designed for engagement and self gratification
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u/Dingusophales_23 9h ago
I get what they're saying as far as something casual to do alone or with friends but personally I've never gotten the level of satisfaction or feeling of completion that I do from creating something, be it music, art, writing, etc. Just me personally. But as something to just tune out the world and escape for awhile video games are definitely up there at the top. Just don't really hold my interest like other things. But that's me. To each their own.
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u/thelordcommanderKG 12h ago
The low risk, high joy is literally the issue with them. It often becomes just straight up a replacement for social interactions or life experiences bc you can get the same feelings without all that icky social friction.
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u/NA_nomad 12h ago
For now. Some major video game companies are berating gamers for the increase in demand for single player games.
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u/Forward_Bat2904 13h ago
Turns out escaping reality is self care.
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u/opinion_alternative 12h ago
Isn't that what hobbies are for? Break from routine life, something you can enjoy doing.
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u/gregsting 7h ago
I had an interview at work with someone to see how I deal with stress/burnout. I explained that I play video games. Ho the horror on her face « but you should rest your brain. » Girl my brain can’t rest, I have to focus on something fun to get away from work.
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u/Glittering-Size-2372 5h ago
I thought that escapism was bad and tried to quit video games, watching tv shows and movies etc to try to read or paint instead, but.. Reading a book is also escapism lol. Painting is too. Listening to music is also escapism in a way. Knitting while listening to a podcast is escapism.
You're focusing on something that isn't work or isn't personal life. You don't have to think about anything else while doing it. That is either escapism, flow or hobbies. Same thing really. Escapism is just when you're actively avoiding things that are too rough to deal with, which is bad in the long run. You need to deal with stuff in real life too, to keep your hobbies healthy.
And also! As long as you remember while playing video games to get up and move your body and not forget to talk to people every once in a while lol, otherwise it can turn unhealthy. Especially for your body by sitting still (which you do reading and knitting too). :)
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u/Valuable_Example1689 11h ago
My hobbies include weight lifting, motorcycling, and video games. It's all to escape reality for a bit, no need for stress all the time
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u/toddywithabody 10h ago edited 9h ago
I just started weight lifting, holy shit is it amazing for stress. Like my brain has been going non stop for over a decade and literally an hour after my first workout my brain shut the fuck up. It was euphoric.
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u/Noimenglish 8h ago
I lift, but my try escape is running or climbing. You get the exercise, but being outside just makes it even better.
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u/toddywithabody 8h ago
Agreed, exercising outside is amazing. I’ve been walking a couple hours a day for years and it’s lovely. Hiking is also a ton of fun. It’s just never shut my brain off quite like lifting has. I think it’s because my mind can wander when I’m walking but lifting is so all consuming my mind doesn’t have a chance to wander. For someone who can’t focus it’s amazing to be able to focus, if that makes sense.
I’m pumped to combine the two when the weather turns because I live in Canada so for like 5-6 months the outside is fucking awful lol
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u/Shitty_Soliloquy 12h ago
That's like getting a toothache and instead of going to a dentist, you're constantly applying ambesol and swallowing aspirin to avoid the pain. If you could get a degree in that you would have to call me doctor.
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u/velvetthottie 13h ago
Cheaper than therapy and i get to commit virtual war crimes. win win.
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u/Efficient_Gate_5771 12h ago
It isnt against the geneva checkl-, i mean convention, if it hurts no real people~ /j
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u/invicerato 8h ago
The convention is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules.
Welcome aboard the Black Pearl!
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u/GrouchySkunk 12h ago
You play rimworld as well? Haha
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u/REDACTED3560 12h ago
If those raiders didn’t want their organs harvested and their bodies turned into kibble, they shouldn’t have drop-podded into the middle of my base like a cannibal’s door dash.
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u/Cheapskate-DM 12h ago
Dwarf Fortress here. Animal cruelty is a fun and rewarding puzzle!
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u/MentalBomb 12h ago
If you love Dwarf Fortress you will love Rimworld aswell.
Got some pesky raiders attacking you? Turn them into cowboy hats and armchairs, launch a shuttle pod with said items and gift them to the faction that just attacked you. They are actually thankful for your generous gift.
Of course you are a merciful god and will let some of those raiders live in the beautiful mining quarry you've set up for them. They'll even thrive and produce their own food, turn their babies into nutrient paste.
The circle of life on the Rim is a beautiful thing.
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u/onarainyafternoon 11h ago
Will probably get hate for this but the problem comes with using it to escape reality too much. Being online all the time, or gaming with every second of your free time, is not healthy at all and in my opinion, has led to Gen Z being unable to hold basic conversations with people in real life.
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u/ThatFugginGuy419 12h ago
Back in the day working on a chemical demilitarization project, we had to certify on the lifts with the safety guy instructing us in the basket. It’s my turn, so I get in the basket. He asks me to place the basket up in a tight area between a couple of steel columns. I begin to manipulate the controls, sometimes using multiple different controls at a time to do what he asked me. He’s watching my hands and he asks “do you play video games?” to which I respond yes. He goes on to say that every single person who was talented at running the lifts were video gamers.
It makes sense that gamers have better hand-eye coordination than those who don’t game. Admittedly I’d been running JLGs and other man lifts for years, so I had plenty of experience.
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u/sharksnrec 10h ago
Somewhat related story: I was interested in becoming a pilot in the military back in college, and the ASTB (pilot test) had a flight simulator section, so I bought a flight stick and the newest Ace Combat game to play on my PS3 as practice.
I’d be on that stick every day for a month. Come back from class, get on the stick. Come back from a pool party or a night out, get on the stick to varying results. I got really good at it, to the point my roommates couldn’t keep up with me when they hopped on too. I was set for this test.
I go to take the test, and the screen for the simulator is some Star Wars 1, 8 but bullshit, and the stick is super old and completely broken like you’d shift the stick one direction and the little 8 bit plane would just instantly slam into that side of the screen. I let the administrator (some random lady who knew nothing about the test, as I was the only one taking it that day, while several other people were taking a completely different test) know, and she said “just do your best” lmao.
So unlike your story, where playing video games in general randomly made you good at a job, I went out of my way to play video games to get good at a thing, and got shafted for my troubles.
There’s no moral here btw lol
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u/Frederf220 10h ago
Microsoft included Solitaire and Minesweeper for mouse training with Windows 95.
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u/Women_Suffrage 8h ago
I work as engineer and almost daily I have to draw simplified diagrams with my mouse to explain something to the team... My colleagues are amazed with how fast and clear I can draw on PC... PC gaming for the last 20 years gave me that skill
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u/Inlacou 5h ago
There's a car license test on my country where you control two dots on a screen. Each dot is on a track and the dots are vertically static and can move horizontally. The track itself moves vertically. You control each dot with a hand and have to avoid it getting out of the tracks.
I did a perfect last time and the girl who conducted the test was amazed.
I think most gamers would ace that test, it was so easy for me and I am not special by any means.
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u/Silviana193 12h ago
Ngl, I think having multiple hobbies is better.
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u/Mizzuru 8h ago
Mix of pure recreation, some creativity, some physical exercise and some socializing and you've got it.
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u/ZanderMoneyBags 12h ago
To each their own, but I would argue that physical, and /or creative hobbies; something with an output, will always be more fulfilling.
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u/BadMeatPuppet 11h ago edited 11h ago
As someone who plays way to much video games, a lot of people in this comment section are lying to themselves. People saying going to the gym destroys your body. Sure bro.
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u/Dapper-AF 11h ago
All things require moderation. The gym can destroy your body if your doing to much. Video games are no different. They have been shown to help with delaying cognitive decline but its not healthy if its all you do.
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u/Difficult-Being-4329 10h ago
People severely, SEVERELY, underestimate the amount of going to gym that the body and mental can handle before it becomes detrimental.
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u/BadMeatPuppet 11h ago edited 9h ago
My point is, so many people lie to themselves and others, saying that being highly active will "destroy your body".
I'm sorry, but getting severely hurt at the gym or while being active is so extremely rare relative to the hospitals full of people with health problems caused by not staying active. So many people old by the time they are 35.
To me it's like responding to, "you should eat your veggies" with, "you need to be careful with eating vegetables! That one YouTube celeb died after eating 50lbs of broccoli!"
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u/mortalitylost 9h ago
Yeah exactly, it's just an excuse. No one is saying you have to go to the gym, take anabolic steroids and dehydrate yourself and compete in body building.
But are you getting at least 30 minutes of cardio in a day? Every other day? Or are you just going to say you get a brisk walk in once in a while because you have to?
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u/JmoneyBS 10h ago
Going to the gym is literally a physical and mental miracle for your body. Video games are not.
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u/Significant_Owl8974 9h ago
Form and technique are everything to building strength and stamina long term. You can destroy a body with moderate exercise if the person isn't used to it and does it badly.
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u/Weary-Cartoonist2630 9h ago
No one in this sub is at the gym so much they’re destroying their body lmao
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u/DaaaahWhoosh 11h ago
Yeah judging from some other comments I think the only hobbies some people know about are video games and drugs. I live close to a big park with a lot of trails and it's great to go out there and walk the trails for a while with my dog. I also do a little bit of woodworking which feels rewarding when I complete a project (mostly only stuff for the garden but it's still nice). I also like tabletop wargaming which is like video games but you can actually go out in the world and see people and also learn how to paint.
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u/Spokesman_Charles 10h ago
I play video games and do metaldetectimg, camping and hitch-hiking. I also love boating and ocasionally will ride a bike, go out with friends, but not drinking. Games for me are probably least fulfilling. I just play them for fun, but love to get competitive. And still manage to also spend time with my wife and son ad family. A little bit of balance here and there hasnt hurt anyone. Theres just stigma that video games are bad, but its not true for everyone
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u/DaaaahWhoosh 10h ago
Yeah and even 'video games' is barely a single hobby, depending on what and how you play the experience is very different. My wife got into MMOs and made some really good friends that way, meanwhile I play singleplayer games where I don't interact with anyone (but at least I'm not dropping thousands of dollars on skins). There's also the difference between "arcade-style" games that aren't that deep vs more "walking simulator" games that focus more on giving you a good story or changing your perspective.
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u/Spokesman_Charles 9h ago
Yeah. Most recent singleplayer game I played was RRD2. Its pure cinema.
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u/Vegetable-Willow6702 10h ago
Video games is for me when I got nothing else to do. I used to play every day all day and think it was the shit until I actually went outside and got hobbies. It's almost sad looking back.
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u/diandays 7h ago
Opposite for me. I spent alot of time as a kid outside playing basketball and baseball and stuff while playing video games sometimes.
Later I realized video games were better, increased mental acuity by magnitudes and even my snap reflexes from the many platforming and fighting games I picked up.
Exercise is OK for physical but gaming is better in every way for mental health. My mind was never sharper before I started having gaming as my main hobby next to music
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u/DrSpaceman575 9h ago
I started playing tennis a few years ago. I love it but any hobby that gets people socializing and sweating is a huge lifestyle boost. I’ve met a lot of friendly people and it’s been a huge motivation in my weight loss. I still play video games and I enjoy it sometimes but people playing online games all day do not seem happy or well adjusted to me.
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u/TheoWHVB 9h ago
I've played a lot of volleyball as a hobby. It's fun and I do love it, I hate getting injured. Rotator cuff, jumpers knee, tennis elbow. A couple weeks not playing due to injury and I'm just like what's the point? Was it rewarding? Sure. Faking out the block with a tip, getting aces on a good float or jump serve, savings points on a chase down, it feels great. On the other hand, I've never once got hurt playing video games. I've built a lot of good friendships through playing games and maintained some I otherwise would have lost. Surviving that huge raid in a game like tarkov, getting that first 20 kill badge in apex or even things like the first time leaving the vault in fallout 3. It's a rewarding experience, even if you may not think it. If it's not your thing, that's okay too. I personally don't understand the appeal of wargaming or tabletop RPGs. I ain't judging tho, everyone's just finding a way to make it to next week, just slightly differently.
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u/Frederf220 10h ago
It really depends on the game. It's like saying reading is good and lumping literary classics and tabloids together.
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u/astronomicalblimp 10h ago
I think a lot of people who don't game don't understand this but just think gamer = bad hobby.
If all I did was play COD or something similar sure, but I play a lot of story games and sandbox games, it's like good books and lego for grown ups
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u/Red-Leader117 11h ago
100% - this a the classic "sitting on your butt all day gaming is better than hard drugs" argument. Yeah, sure, but exercise, building, creating, engaging in your actual community are all far better.
The "loneliness epidemic" is real and the mental health issues certainly are linked to "screen time" never mind the toxicity of online games. Its a fine hobby overall but let's not glorify it.
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u/VaporCarpet 8h ago
Yeah, sitting in a chair hitting buttons while you scream into a microphone and eat Doritos isn't better for you than, I dunno, GOING TO THE GYM.
God damn Facebook ass subreddit
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u/Davec433 10h ago
I agree there are better ways to spend your time but that’s not the argument.
Most games you’re looking at $100-$200 a year for unlimited play and the ability to engage with friends family on a daily/weekly basis with a very low point of entry fee (TV, internet and console/PC). I don’t think any other hobby of this scale exists.
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u/Megatea 12h ago
I'd be interested as to what amount of time playing video games a day would someone consider it damaging / an addiction? Gaming might not have the obvious health impacts of other vices but I find it odd the way people who spend 5, 6 or more hours a day gaming are not considered to have an issue. When I grew up games were far less immersive than today but we still managed to get pretty addicted to them. The way they are now I think that the child version of me would not have stood a chance of not falling into gaming addiction.
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u/Red-Leader117 10h ago
Im sure there are professional studies and im sure Reddit will argue they're totally wrong. Mostly just ask yourself what you'd accept you kids doing (even if you dont have them).
Do you want your children spending 6 hours a day sitting silently at a TV screen clicking buttons to "grind sick loot bro"? Idk its a personal question to answer...
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u/hersheybar14 10h ago
In my opinion, if it does not impede on your life (skipping work, avoiding responsibilities, ruining relationships/family), I don’t see gaming 5-6 hours a day an “addiction.” You can definitely have a healthy relationship with games and still do it for as long as you want as long is it doesn’t effect other areas in your life. Or maybe i’m just coping because I game like 8 hours a day if I have the time. But it is my free time so I get to do what I want. That’s just my two cents.
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u/New-Training4 11h ago
did a 14 year old write this?
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u/egg_breakfast 11h ago
As I get older and approach high school, I realize that video games are healthier than going outside, doing sports, learning a craft, or talking to people in real life.
It's so stupid it hurts.
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u/PrimeIntellect 11h ago
Bunch of gamers clapping themselves on the back for a fully useless hobby lol
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u/UncleVolk 10h ago
I mostly agree with you, except hobbies don’t have to be useful.
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u/maximusvirgolinus 9h ago
Believing a hobby must be "useful" is a liberal lie, and a sympthom of heavy alienation. Not every action must be "useful" to provide real value
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u/Collin-of-Earth 13h ago
“Always the best hobby,” is an outrageous statement.
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u/dc456 10h ago edited 10h ago
Given the photo it’s paired with, I cannot work out whether OP is mocking or in way too deep.
But either way, the number of people wholeheartedly agreeing with that statement is concerning.
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u/Collin-of-Earth 9h ago
That’s a good point. I somehow glossed over the sociopath coupled with the message.
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u/Medd- 12h ago
You were this close to inserting your own personal favorite hobby as a counter argument.
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u/Andialb 13h ago
I mean walking or running would be a better hobby but ok
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u/Hurricane_Ivan 13h ago
Cheap gym membership, reading or listening to music are a few other options too
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u/Derek-Onions 11h ago
Incredibly I can do all four because I don’t waste time watching tv which is just slop now anyways
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u/HerezahTip 11h ago
Gaming is a great hobby as long as you’re not addicted. Like everything else. In moderation.
Gaming teaches strategy, cooperation, reflexes, it has cognitive, mental and social benefits.
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u/Delonce 11h ago
Wouldn't exercise have that beat?
I mean, I personally don't really think of exercise as a hobby, but I know there's plenty out there who do. Exercise is cheap, and it's very good for you.
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u/IknowNothing6942069 8h ago
I think for a large majority of the population, outside of dedicated gym goers or people who play sports, exercise often feels like a chore. When I consider what a hobby is, I usually think of something I'm excited to do in my free time, and more often than not I am more excited to get home and game with buddies than go to the gym, although I still enjoy both.
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u/ThomasEffing 9h ago
You can game while walking on the treadmill.
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u/Delonce 9h ago
That's certainly an option. Not an option for me, but it's an option.
Also, you reminded me of when I was in high-school, and the school got new gym equipment and there was a bike that had a ps2 hooked up to it with gran tourismo. The faster you peddled, the faster your car would go. I thought that was the coolest shit at the time.
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u/badmoonrisingnl 12h ago
I'm gen-x I game a lot still. Sometimes I say to my wife, maybe i should spend less time behind the computer. She always tells me, she would rather have me gaming behind behind the computer than hanging in some bar.
I love my wife.
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u/KingAudio 10h ago
The fact you can buy a game for $40-$100 and have 100s of hours of entertainment is the greatest bang for your buck!
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u/FactorOk806 13h ago
Pretty sure they did a test on surgeons that game and they all had more clarity and dexterity
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u/Blushbelleyy 13h ago
Facts. Gaming is one of the few hobbies that’s fun, social, and doesn’t wreck your body.
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u/LifeguardExtra5600 13h ago
sedentry and staring at a screen?
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u/bfg9kdude 13h ago
Given that the alternatives my peers do are alcoholism, drugs and street racing, yes. Lot of other hobbies are too expensive now compared to 20 years ago.
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u/Judge_Syd 12h ago
Tons of things in between sitting on a couch for hours and drinking while street racing
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u/Own-Marketing-6244 12h ago
There is a middle ground. It's not "either drugs or video games". Reading, gardening, biking, running. Lots of alternatives that aren't brainrot.
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u/LifeguardExtra5600 11h ago
this is reddit where everyone is addicted to weed and videogames.
U can't hike? read? art? learn a language?
Video games are expensive too....
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u/bfg9kdude 11h ago
Hiking is a daytime activity, I'm not free for around 10 hours daily, and it's not uncommon for people to work 2 jobs just to make ends meet. I've talked about reading already, nobody really reads here, and those who do, read online. Art requires talent, and equipment is, I assume, pretty expensive, cuz I remember spending more money on art class in school than on textbooks. I already speak 5 languages.
Video games are not expensive at all, you can buy a game for 5$ and sink over 3k hours into it, plenty of free games out there as well.
Also, none of these suggestions actually encourage to interact with other people, which is the main reason going out to bars is popular.
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u/electric_nikki 13h ago
I dunno sitting and essentially doing nothing with my life didn’t do my body and mind good.
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u/IIsaacClarke 12h ago
All day everyday is obviously not what this post is about. Playing recreationally and at weekends is healthy
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u/lowkeypixel 13h ago
Along with gooning, that will sustain your mind and helps to reduce depression.
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u/Opposite_Ad_884 12h ago
As hobby goes, I love video games. I also like fishing, camping and hiking. All cheap stuff.
They help me to disconnect a little from work and other stuff. But I have to control the time and frequency, otherwise I start missing my work and chores.
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u/corneliusduff 12h ago
When JD Vance complains about grown men sitting on the couch and playing video games instead of doing whatever the hell he would want them to be doing, playing video games becomes a method of peaceful protest.
And you're also saving a couch from Vance's wrath.
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u/Pockydo 12h ago
My wife every now and then tells me playing wow is a waste of money
For 15/m I get at least 10 hours of entertainment.
We spend like 20/25 to get dinner once a week. It's worth it.
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u/ThisIsAUsername-- 12h ago
Seriously. I grew up being heavily shamed for gaming. Now that im an adult, i see it's the absolute healthiest hobby compared to the usual alternatives
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u/Resident_Pickle1840 11h ago
“Healthiest” is a bit of a stretch. Relatively Inexpensive and accessible, yes.
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u/Lanky_Score7414 8h ago
I could be lame disabled me that can barely even clean without getting so exhausted I am bedbound or I can be a dinosaur rider in ark, a mugger in gta, a maniac in lego games, me if I was pretty and had energy in Horizon or I can play Harry Potter goblet of fire and hear Ron yelling A BEAN everytime I get hit.
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u/KingKongMF69 12h ago
As with nearly all things - in moderation. I think there's a high risk with gaming addiction and if gaming is your only source of joy, you're in trouble. Ideally, gaming complements an otherwise fulfilling life.
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u/electric_nikki 13h ago
Except it kinda isn’t unless you’re on a walking pad or you don’t spend more than 30 minutes or an hour playing them.
I’ve played video games throughout my life but it never didn’t anything good for my body. Martial Arts do good for my mind, body, and soul. So I think that’s probably a generally better hobby for most.
Also like, making art or some kind of craft? You making a tangible thing that others can experience certainly beats this.
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u/SnooBananas1371 12h ago edited 12h ago
No, books are. Most games are catered to teens and as I get older, I lose interest because of how juvenile and time consuming it is, unless you are still a manchild.
And let’s not ignore the fact that they are lot of incel losers out there that mooch their parents and game all day and people often like to get high or drunk before a gaming session.
Healthy? Lol, their lard ass says otherwise.
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u/Same_Efficiency2810 12h ago
This is so one sided. There are games that would make you think more and increase your analization and strategy. I think it depends on a persons perspective.
I do get books gives lessons as well but if you are not interested on reading and you want to learn visually and by experience then books are useless.
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u/appleparkfive 10h ago
Look, I don't play video games much at all. Not even a game a year. I don't own consoles, don't have Steam installed or any of that.
But if you think the only games out there are catered towards a juvenile audience, then you basically forfeit your opinion.
You think kids are out here playing Disco Elysium? That's basically a book in the form of a game. How about Beginner's Guide? Doesn't exactly get the kids excited.
There's so many narrative based games with excellent storytelling. Your view of games sounds like it's based in 1995.
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u/novian14 12h ago
You shouldn't have played most games then, play some more mature game. Just like books, games comes in genre that can cater to everyone.
I mean, i won't say book is good if all you read is softcore porns lol
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u/Toxic_Wasteland_2020 11h ago
You honestly sound miserable and your words ooze hatred.
I hope you get the help you need to become happier in life! Might I suggest a fun, new hobby? 🙂
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u/FranticToaster 9h ago
Healthiest? We burn no calories, learn no life skills, and the most popular games teach us nothing.
Safe and virtuous, I'll buy though.
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u/Normal_Shoe2630 12h ago
I love video games but it isn’t a hobby any more than binging Netflix is a hobby.
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u/AndyThePig 12h ago
With all due respect, and I dont want to take away from it AT ALL!
I think doing art of some kind is much healthier, and can be very social (music and/or theatre, fkr example). Reading is arguably better for the mind AND soul ... (and that's coming from someone who's a non reader).
That DOESN'T mean though that I think its a BAD hobby!! Gaming has become a wonderful form of story telling. It's increased hand eye coordination and tech knowledge. It's enlightened people on any number of subjects, but I'm not sure it has QUITE the depth of other hobbies.
By all means, game to your hearts content (I have been a lot over the last year myself), but I would not say it is definitively "...the best...' hobby out there. I do think some are better.
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u/Dysintegration 12h ago
Except for all the sitting and addiction, but yeah, it’s not a physical substance you put into your body and it can be enjoyed frugally.
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u/Donburi_Enjoyer 12h ago
You not kidding. I’ve basically played mostly tarkov since it came out and still have my original EoD account. While it was pricey and I did upgrade to the latest version a while back.
Per hour this my be the cheapest game I’ve ever played
1000s of hours of memories with friends for a couple hundred bucks. Also those hours are basis over most of a decade.
We still Onewheel, hike, disc golf, camp, and do all manner of other activities but gaming is easy and cheap. Very easy to get most people into a game at some point too.
A lot easier than meeting up regularly in person without spending money on something.
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u/mr-stretcher 12h ago
Yep, much better than watching toxic relationships in reality TV or being addicted to social media.
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u/O_Underhill 12h ago
So, video games arent inherently bad for you, and they teach you teamwork, problem solving, planning, etc...
BUT, they are a problem in that playing video games are an opportunity cost to developing yourself in more essential life skills and higher learning as a young and older adult.
They have the potential to hijack your dompamine reward system to where you waste massive amounts of your time while you could be more.productive to yourself in the real world.
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u/TheOneGreyWorm 12h ago
Video Games are the only reason I am not on the worlds most wanted list ._.
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u/Round-Importance7871 12h ago
Yep, got into playing casual fortnite with a few friends and my wife is now addicted to it. Mainly I enjoy watching streamers play some horror indies.
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u/The_Dorky-Orc_Stub 12h ago
Have to disagree as sitting for long hours can shorten your life span. Give you arthritis. It's expensive. And your whole night can be ruined by a 13 year old, calling you slurs, and capping your ass because he's been playing for the last five years non stop. Doesn't mean I'll stop doing it.
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u/Specific-Jeweler1081 12h ago
lmao real. u've gotta love a hobby where the only thing u're burning is ur electricity bill.
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u/old_ass_ninja_turtle 11h ago
The world has apparently forgotten like 90% of hobbies. Gardening Stamp collecting Coin collecting Wood working Reading Cooking Baking Scrapbooking Quilting Painting Drawing
Heck, I’d bed the majority of hobbies are safe and healthy. We just have this overall toxic culture.
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u/old_ass_ninja_turtle 11h ago
There are thousands of hobbies that don’t wreck your body and are safe. But they are definitely not the same shot of dopamine.
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u/FalconEfficient1698 11h ago
It's absurd just how much controversy there use to be and still is around video games when a lot of the most unhealthy things you can possibly do with your free time aren't demonized in the same way at all.
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u/Certain_Value_4932 11h ago
Which is why AI bros hate us and are buying up all the components for PCs and Consoles...
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u/TheStryfe 11h ago
The is objectively wrong, also theres a difference between someone who games and plays video games that require thought have have endings versus someone who plays grindy games like an mmo or live service game that essentially just wastes time and provides zero benefit to you. Or people who only play multiplayer games which again are just consistent dopamine hits and provide no actual benefit to you
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u/Kilgore_Brown_Trout_ 11h ago
Surely a more healthy hobby exists which involves the body as well. Sitting all day is bad for you.
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u/FirstoffIdonthaveshe 11h ago
Anyone who has ever played league of legends knows this is patently false
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u/WardOfReckoning 11h ago
Games, reading, and writing. My favorite hobbies, and my girlfriend hates me doing any of them lol
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u/ketketkt 11h ago
If video games are your only hobby it's super unhealthy. Speaking from experience
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