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Why do so many people look down on certain hobbies calling them time-wasters?
E.g. Videogames, movies and TV series, anime, comics, lego, even certain books
Time you enjoy ""wasting"" isn't wasted.
Common rebuttals:
>yeah heroin addicts sure are putting their time to great use
Endangering your long-term happiness for short-term happiness is definitely unhealthy. If you're playing videogames or watching anime for 10 hours a day you might want to change your lifestyle
>sure, those activities are fun, but there are other, more productive hobbies
Yeah, but is producing something you don't really need strictly necessary?
Now, if you think engaging in these activities would have a positive impact on your life, be my guest, but if you don't you don't really lose anything by sticking to your pastimes.
>some hobbies promote a unhealthy sedentary lifestyle, and they can isolate you from other people
Refer to the first point.
>hobbies like movies, TV and videogames are not real hobbis. The real ones are [insert biased definition here]
>Definition of hobby: a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation
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they fell for the productive hobby meme
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Because that stuff is relatively new.
Give it time, and it'll eventually be seen as normal
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Because it's a kiddie toy.
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Do normal, functional people really think video games are that stupid?
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>>2225248
Most people put others down to make themselves feel superior.
More at 11.
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>>2225248
Fuck of with your & Humanities shit FUCK OFF FUCK OFF REEEEEEEEEEEEE
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>>2225248
Most people have a common goodness that they cherish and think others should cherish. And those "others" also know/want to cherish those common goodness but can't/won't for certain reasons.
Lets give some example
>drug addicts
Most drug addicts know what they're doing is either or both harmful/useless in long term. Most people, including druggies look down on drug addicts because their hobbies are counter intuitive to a good life.
>video game
Most people understand video games are time waster. Kids are the primary reasons people look down on video games mainly because kids don't know they're wasting time. They are throwing away their future potential, in body and mind. Instead of studying, they play. Instead of keeping up a healthy body, they play.
Adults see this and kids who've grown up see this issue, this is why people look down on that. For adults who're still playing games, no one really gives a shit, except in scenarios where its very unhealthy.
In short, people recognize what's good for them but avoid doing it because xyz. They also know criticism is valid but try to avoid it anyway they can through denial/delusion/decrying.
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