DON'T READ NOVELS

Anyone who looks down on genre fiction or fiction in general is a pretentious cunt. It's like the old elites who looked down on acting and theater, or fragile normie who thinks video games are childish.

>>9663662
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>>9663662
i really do think videogames are cool in theory but i dont like actually playing them.
Feels like a waste of time only a young mind could enjoy. Like a dog and its bone.
When I do play I feel sort of patronized and in a way, sorta childish.
Now I just use 4chan for that outlet instead and I realize there's probably not much of a difference.

>>9663716
I'm the same way. Feels like a waste of time, not that browsing 4chan or watching YouTube is any better.

>>9663662
It might just be because I spent my whole childhood playing video games and am burnt out on them, but I unironically think they're for children

>>9663716
>>9663723
They are a waste of time, but that's only because the vast majority are the equivalent of YA novels or "new york times bestseller" crime thrillers and there's little to no "great" games yet.
It doesn't mean there can't be games of that level, though. If I considered myself knowledgeable enough to properly judge these kinds of things I'd say Portal 1 and New Vegas are strong contenders for "great" games.