I don't like video games.

This is something I've struggled for years on. The reality is that I used to love video games but grew out of them some time in my early 20s. What I really love is solving problems, something I have a hard time channelizing outside of my job. I will never be good at video games because I cannot truly embrace them.

My work is much the same way. I do not love computer science. I do however love software develiopment. I am however, not the type of person that will go out of my way to learn new things unless it's to solve a problem.

Honestly, the idea that I do not go out of my way to do things, sums myself up really well. I'm not drawn to anything in particular. My hobbies are more or less my hobbies because they are convenient. I play video games when I do just to pass the time. I can become attached to them but I can never really admit to enjoying them. I'm still trying to discover if I love work, or if I'm just doing it because I have to. The reality is it could be a bit of both.

I love passively consuming media as it doesn't take a lot of effort to zone out and become engrossed in a show, stream or discussion.

I don't know, I just felt like sharing.

We know.

Judgmenl posted...

What I really love is solving problems, something I have a hard time channelizing outside of my job.

You should really play Factorio.

I get that. I have a hard time enjoying new games. Deep down I think I just like the familiarity and safety that comes with games I've played before. The new Zelda games have been a rare exception but I think I'm so rooted to the Zelda franchise that even new games generally feel familiar.

I lost interest in video games over time, too. At times, there will be a game or series I would be obsessed with, but not video games in general. I was never good at video games either. For hobbies and interests, I tend to go through phases.

I still like em

adjl posted...

You should really play Factorio.

He won't. He just wants to complain.

Blue_Thunder posted...

He won't. He just wants to complain.

I know, but it really is a perfect fit for his interests and I think he would genuinely enjoy it.

BoomerKuwanger posted...

I've come to the conclusion that I do a lot of it for FOMO reasons.

I think I remember you mentioning having a backlog recently, which also contributes. At least speaking from my experience, buying something then not playing it creates some feelings of guilt and results in playing those games more out of a sense of obligation than a real desire to do so. Playing something without finishing it does the same, unless I can actually say "this is a bad game and I don't want to finish it." Bonus points where pretty much everything I've bought (that wasn't part of a bundle) is something that I do want to play to some extent or another, just not necessarily as much as other options in making day-to-day choices about what to play.

BoomerKuwanger posted...

I definitely could stand to play less stuff that I know isn't going to be a new favorite.

I've kind of done this, after several years of grabbing pretty much anything that looked interesting and was on sale and my Steam backlog ballooning accordingly. It's kept my backlog from growing quite so much, though between bundles, free games, and stuff I do definitely want to buy it's still growing faster than I can readily keep up with.

BoomerKuwanger posted...

But I have some kind of imposter syndrome about it where if I'm not staying in the know enough that I'll lose this identity, and haven't figured out how to cope with that yet.

Probably just talking to people Tbh, while lots of us are gamers at work, not all of us know about all (or even most) games Even some popular ones We just talk about the games we like And if people make fun of you or try to gatekeep the hobby, its possible they might not be worth it

Alas.

sorry for being judgmenl about it

LinkPizza posted...

I still like em

Same.

Technically most games are problem solving in various ways. But you could pick just about anything and they have their own problem solving to keep them interesting.

-Woodworking you need to plan out how to build something.
-Gardening you need to learn how to protect them from pests and how to maintain them.
-Painting you need to figure out how to create an illusion of depth.
etc...

It's not unusual for people to grow bored of something over time though. But considering you are unsure if you really like anything, including at least one thing you did before (gaming of course), there's always the possibility of Anhedonia: https://www.realsimple.com/health/mind-mood/anhedonia
I'm not a doctor so I'm not diagnosing or anything. It's just something I heard of before.

Life is a video game, and we already know your opinion on that lol

adjl posted...

You should really play Factorio.