If you want to play more games and stop wasting your time doing other things all day long then you pretty much have to get off the Internet, I've found.
I can't really explain how it works, but the Internet gives you the same dopamine hit that most games do, with none of the effort required to trigger our reward systems.
This isn't limited to watching other people play games, it applies to basic stuff like getting a reply on a /v/ thread or getting a Discord notification.
Games kind of are incompatible with high-speed Internet, especially if you're prone to addictive behaviors or just have general attention issues.
In my opinion, this explains why so many people prefer casual or mindless games, because they're actually burnt out and don't yet realize it.
It also somewhat explains why people don't branch out and try new games, because the way the Internet thrives on novelty causes us to seek familiarity elsewhere.
You don't have to be a cord cutter or hermit, and you can still enjoy online-only games, but you have to make an active effort to prioritize gaming over mindless scrolling and clicking.
It's especially ironic when game discovery has arguably been helped thanks to the Internet, but now a lot of game's fanbases have people with no firsthand experience.
Remember, you don't actually have to be up to date on everything in the world, it's all basically engagement bait and attention whoring at the end of the day.
I can't really explain how it works, but the Internet gives you the same dopamine hit that most games do, with none of the effort required to trigger our reward systems.
This isn't limited to watching other people play games, it applies to basic stuff like getting a reply on a /v/ thread or getting a Discord notification.
Games kind of are incompatible with high-speed Internet, especially if you're prone to addictive behaviors or just have general attention issues.
In my opinion, this explains why so many people prefer casual or mindless games, because they're actually burnt out and don't yet realize it.
It also somewhat explains why people don't branch out and try new games, because the way the Internet thrives on novelty causes us to seek familiarity elsewhere.
You don't have to be a cord cutter or hermit, and you can still enjoy online-only games, but you have to make an active effort to prioritize gaming over mindless scrolling and clicking.
It's especially ironic when game discovery has arguably been helped thanks to the Internet, but now a lot of game's fanbases have people with no firsthand experience.
Remember, you don't actually have to be up to date on everything in the world, it's all basically engagement bait and attention whoring at the end of the day.
