That's because these kinds of games always were a form of work. When you have a higher purpose in life, these types of games drain you and leave you unfulfilled and unsatisfied and like we should have spent our time in a less tedious and wearisome recreation. I can no longer play Minecraft, and haven't even been able to get into Factorio.
I love rocket league for this reason. There are players of all skill levels, and the game tries to match you with similarly skilled players so you can have fun on day 1. Even if you don't intend to get better, you automatically get better the more you play. Plus, games are 5 minutes long, so if I need a distraction I can play a game or two anytime and feel refreshed.
> these types of games drain you and leave you unfulfilled and unsatisfied and like we should have spent our time in a less tedious and wearisome recreation.
I, too, have given up eating, and sleeping, and joy.
Eating and sleeping sure as hell are tedious and wearisome, since they're basic maintenance tasks that you have to do if you want to function, taking time and attention away from the things you're interested in doing.
(Yes, I enjoy a tasty meal and a good night's sleep. But I'd much prefer to just live without having to sleep or eat at all. Or, eat a pill and recharge in a base station for 20 minutes.)
Oh man, I've been saying this for years, count me in. Let's find a way to reduce or eliminate the need for personal hygiene while we're at it. Robot bodies! We could theoretically still have sex virtually, too.
> Let's find a way to reduce or eliminate the need for personal hygiene while we're at it.
Definitely. It's another maintenance time waster, another upkeep you have to pay. What's worse, only a fraction of it is needed for survival, the rest is just an elaborate social signalling game with almost unbounded costs in time and money.
> We could theoretically still have sex virtually, too.
In your philosophy, music and art do not serve a necessary function, and eventually, even liking things will be made "more efficient" by using chemicals via pills to adjust the brain chemicals until the liking is added or the desire for liking is removed.
Read my comments again. In my philosophy, we should strive to get rid of or minimize all necessary stuff, in order to free time, money and attention for pursuits of things one wants and not just needs.
Well, I guess I have accidentally stumbled into the future. Except for the robot body, I could really use one of those because the one I have is starting to break down.
