I’ve always understood this site to be anti-gamer but for some reason I’ve always chosen to blind myself to the fact that many of you are just selfdepricating gamers.
You’re not really invested in the cause.
I feel like I’m in an Alcoholics support group and I’m the only one not drinking while you guys just hate on yourselves.
I feel like a clown, feeling supported by TRAITORS.
I stand alone with a double barrel shotgun surrounded by people double handing gamecube controllers what the FUCK
Sure, or dosbox games etc that can be played on absolutely anything, but when a lot of people think gaming systems they think the latest game ads with high end gaming pcs, PS5/XboxX or stronger phone models, not their own phone, their work laptop, etc. That's far too expensive for a hobby if you only know of the broadest terms possible and don't have time to look into it seriously. Popular flashy new games that in consciousness needs an investment vs obscure 'sad nerd' games they can play on any old thing.
Do pc or console gamers consider phone gamers their siblings? No, there's quite a bit of elitism, even the can X run Doom jest belies some of this mindset.
Also there's the appeal of concrete immediate tangible sensual reality and escapism via say cooking, drawing, or knitting etc which all produces something IRL as a result, vs gaming which usually has very little to show minus pixels for all that time spent.
Does this perspective still hold up when considering the popularity of sports? Playing a pickup game of basketball doesn't have a real world tangible result besides being a bit healthier no?
That's a massive benefit though. Your tangible result is living longer/living healthier lol
Somewhat. You're sculpting your body and reflexes with sports, but you can sculpt reflexes with games (and make yourself sick overdoing it with most sorts of gaming). There's some material social aspect very well established with sports that has yet to be developed for vidya.