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02-11-2019, 02:20 PM | #11712 (permalink) | |
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I assume crocheting requires some fine motor skills and it certainly occupies less of your mind when you're able to do it on auto pilot, than a game would. You're looking at the screen, absorbing information, reacting to it - even if on a very, very basic level that requires no effort. I deadens thought where crocheting would be something you could do while having more concentrated thoughts. To me, grinding is like unplugging yourself for a while. Like a sort of temporary death (hyperbole, but gets a point across). It takes you away from the real world and this feeling that you want to keep going until the next meter goes "ping!" has power over the mind in a sort of bad and unconstructive way. You'll hate me saying this, but I think that it's very possible that, given some years, you will come to agree with me and quit certain kinds of games. Many change their gaming habits when they've spent enough years doing the same **** over and over. I also don't even do crocheting, so it's not like I feel like I should have to defend it. |
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02-11-2019, 02:29 PM | #11713 (permalink) |
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I started a new DoS 2 character. Basically going full barbarian and attempting to kill as many people as possible. I've already experienced the story so I figured why not. I'm also handicapping myself and going solo. No party members whatsoever. Already killed Beast, The Red Prince and Sebille. Currently have tons of spells and like 20 res scrolls. This is fun.
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02-11-2019, 08:16 PM | #11715 (permalink) | |
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02-12-2019, 01:06 AM | #11716 (permalink) | |
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It made me think about what games I was playing and after enough time of having all these thoughts about it, I decided to eventually get rid of all the stuff that I saw as being a big time sink for me. I don't know why this makes you angry and I'm not elitist, because that would require me to judge other people's choices, which I don't. This is just what I found meaningful for me to do and I'm happier this way, with 2-4 hours of gaming on an average week instead of 10-30. Sometimes waaaay more. I don't talk much about it, but I used to be very deep into something that almost seemed like gaming addiction in retrospect. Now I do creative stuff instead, read books, sit and listen to albums on my stereo and watch more movies. It's better for me this way. |
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02-12-2019, 08:54 PM | #11719 (permalink) |
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Im just trying to figure out why any real world activity that is analogous to video game grinding isnt a waste of time but grinding in video games is.
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