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The older I got, the more games just seemed like pointless wastes of time. Makes me sad to think back on how much time I wasted. I still fire up an old game or emulator out of nostalgia occasionally, but the time before I turn it off gets shorter and shorter.

>>011000+(OP)
You ten years ago were not you today. I’ve played a ton of games when I was younger and I firmly believe at least some of them were helpful in life and it was passion for games that got me into IT and software engineering in the first place.

>>011000+(OP)
Same. I grew up with computers. I wrote games on my Oric like my life depended on it (well, it was because that was the only way to get any games on the Oric..)

I stopped playing video games after a stint at a popular video game company, where I realized that the purpose of the company was basically to trap teenagers in a box, like rats, and watch them try to get out.

Flight sims are about all I can be bothered to invest in, time-wise these days. Oh, and I love my retro- collection. I frequently find myself MAME'ing out, just for the nostalgia. Crazy Climber and Scramble and Juno First and Defender, in case you're wondering.

Synthesizers, on the other hand - I just can't get enough.

Not all nerds are gamers. Some of us are knob tweakers too.

>>011000+(OP)
I'm in my mid 50s and don't agree. Maybe they were for you, but I have many fond memories of games and gaming. There is a balance, of course, and maybe you spent way more time than I did, but even now I think they can be a great thing to do. All the fantasy/sci-fi reading I did? I kind of regret that time though. Definitely regret most of the time I spent just channel surfacing back in the "corded" TV days.

I honestly wish I had more time to play different games.

>>baq+v4
ive met so many amazing friends through games that i havent played in years, but i still talk to the friends daily.