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Do adults still have time to play video games? (I mean: Do you still have time?) (sh.itjust.works)
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I honestly don't see how the average working class adult find that time. I feel like gaming is a luxury for rich/middle-class teens.

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[–] JDPoZ@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
  1. Cook at home and eat healthy
  2. Sleep enough hours every night
  3. Cultivate and maintain healthy non-familial relationships
  4. spend meaningful amounts of quality time with family
  5. Work at a full-time job 40+ hrs a week
  6. Play video games or engage in other hobbies

Choose 3

You cannot effectively do the rest.

I do 4, 5, & 6.

I slept 3 hours last night and have an embarrassing number of Uber Eats deliveries each month… but on the bright side I count the video game time sometimes as “cultivating healthy relationships” when I can get ahold of my fellow gaming dads who don’t go to bed until after 1am… 🫩🥱

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

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If you don't get the full 40 a lot of stuff fits.

I'm my case my job is both creative and technical so I sometimes need to just let stuff marinate in my head. I can feed my chess hobby or cook during that time. I've got 2 kids under 5 so after 5p it's parenting only until they go to bed.

Edit: notably there is still no time for video games