Hey Zig Forums, you ever wonder what your life would be like if you hadn't spent so much time playing video games...

Without videogames I would be a serial killer. I would have killed at least 100 women by now.

You're right but it sure is hard to get rid of the thought that bubbles up now and then.

I haven't thought much about that. I could see how something else could just take video games' place.

I'm glad you've got video games then user.

Probably not as socially retarded as now but honestly the only advantage from videogames is that I can ride out the corona wave without going insane, I literally had nothing to bond with other people over when I was a kid because nobody played videogames, and even now the last time I heard about my classmates they only play casual shit and all the kids outside are talking about Twitch shit
>came too late to the internet and by 2010-2011 it was already starting to get messed up
>videogames are a shitshow right now
>many videogame threads on Zig Forums archive with low replies while flamewar threads usually reach bump limit if they aren't deleted
>this thread will probably be deleted anyway
I might just be burned out on videogames because I have no drive to play older singleplayer games unless they've got achievements

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What does a well adjusted adult do besides working and having kids? I won't say they lead less fulfiling lives but what all they do on their "Free" time is usually what i do too or a similar time waster, so i don't understand all this " i regret playing videogames" thing

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Video games were my solution to a separate issue. Not having video games does not fix it. I'd have latched onto somehing else and been equally as deficient of a human being.

It's for the people who are or were addicted to games and it ruined their formative years. Now they're adults who only know games and didnt go to uni or make any friends

Tabletop games because they’re superior and allow you to create rather than consume.

I feel you on that social retardation. I'm as socially retarded as people can get. It does seem harder for people to make friends now over video games with more and more stuff like matchmaking and lfg that cut out social tasks

That's an interesting question. Personally, I guess I just assume well adjusted people have a wider breadth of life experience and can do more things than I can. I guess the problem isn't video games but time allocation and I shouldn't blame video games for that. I still blame world of warcraft because I like to though.

That seems to be a common sentiment in this thread now and I think I agree with you guys.

I probably would not have a 6 figure salary and made close to a quarter million dollars in crypto?

Boomers watch 6-10 hours of TV everyday and I don't see you complaining.
Who cares, nigger.

why would I have?
It wouldn't be any different, except I'd probably have chosen another activity to pass the time. Probably hard drugs like 95% of the people I grew up with, or drinking like many people I know.
Instead, I played games, and while I had my own problems in that, like learning to control how much I spent on dumb f2p shit as a teen, it cost me less, and also wasn't physically taxing. I went to college, got a job, and now I can sustain my lifestyle, AND have enough money to buy games whenever I want. Versus 3 of my 5 friends from elementary school who OD'd, 1 of those 5 who's now a panhandler and sits on the same street corner high as a kite every day all day despite my trying to help him, and the last one who's now a whore. No longer does drugs, but refuses to get a real job, says it's all she knows.

I'm happy with how it turned out. Thinking about how it would have been otherwise just reminds me that games are directly the reason I'm not in a gutter.

>I guess I just assume well adjusted people have a wider breadth of life experience and can do more things than I can.
Don't even kid yourself, its a known fact that people are retards, you and me included, they're just more confident about it

I'm glad to hear you guys have done well.

It would probably be exactly the same except I would read more books.

After being severely abused as a kid I always feel anxious around others. I didn't like how it seemed like I couldn't control myself and would lash out at others after it either. And then I became physically disabled and am in pain all the time now. So I like playing video games where I can see people go through horrible situations but manage to survive. Or being able to explore a world where things aren't so bad all the time. Playing some multiplayer games let have a little more social interaction with people and since everyone was focused on the game it wasn't so stressful, but I don't play many of those now. I'm pretty sure things would be a lot worse for me if I didn't have video games to help me cope.

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>What was it that nudged you to retreating from the world and looking for shelter with video games?
Parents homeschooled my brother and me for a while. He managed to reintegrate and cultivate social skills afterwards. I never did. I tried in college but ended up hating myself.

Yes, I had a couple years as a pseudo normalfag in high school but I dun goofed and have returned to the hermit life

I don't care

Same

That sucks user but I'm glad video games were a positive for you. Maybe in the future when VR stops being a meme you'll be able to enjoy world exploring games even more too.

Homeschool always sounds like a nightmare. Good luck with the future user.

I did a similar thing too after high school. I probably should've tried harder.

He's answering somebody else's question, so whether or not you care is fucking irrelevant.

>Maybe in the future when VR stops being a meme you'll be able to enjoy world exploring games even more too.
I haven't been able to try it myself and it still looks really limited but I'm excited thinking about how it could improve. I really like seeing some of my favorite games being ported to VR.

Me being a PC gamer was probably what led me to enough rudimentary computer knowledge to start wanting to learn more and eventually wind up in software engineering. I did avoid creating any strong bonds in grade school, but I would have found another time waster than video games and I don't think it's affected me substantially since I have a decent social life now.

i wonder what it would be like if you motherfuckers didnt make this thread every day for the last ten years