This is a topic that has centuries of history, dating back well before the existence of either Israel or Palestine as countries. You won’t find a single source that can actually get into the thousands of nuances involved. Don’t think there are only two sides, either. Read from everywhere, make up your own mind, but honestly you’ll never fully understand it.
Most of my friends don’t play video games anymore but I love em more than when I was a kid. Like in school I had no time to play but now I can work from home and I can automate lots of it so plenty of time for hobbies.
The only issue is my tastes are rather niche, I think I finished every story and choice focused RPG where you make your own character. I do like games like Stardew Valley or Minecraft and I play those while a new RPG comes along.
Happened to me where I felt loss if enjoyment over any game, that it felt like a waste of time and a chore. That eventually passed, definitely find them fun again.
No. That question is now the default of all POS (point of sale) systems. If they’re not wait staff, bar tenders, delivery, or performing some other service, there is literally no reason to tip them.
All I can suggest is to read many sources. Keep a mental tally sheet. See which sources correct themselves when they are proven wrong. Note how often they present provably false information. Try to look up the original source material (some will misquote or distort to advance their agenda). Look for widespread corroboration from other sources. After a while you’ll know how each spins their information, how well they vet their material, and their overall journalistic integrity. That will allow you to rank credibility.
Misinformation often has only one source, and that source will usually have a history of misinformation or extreme bias.
I haven’t gamed for a “long” time, as I got into it when I got my 1st laptop like 5 years ago… And I can’t say that I feel the burnout yet, especially with great games like Baldur’s gate 3 being released this year
Been gaming since I was a boy in the early 90s, mostly a computer and retro games since my family didn’t have the money for new consoles as they came out. Got invited a lot to friends who did have consoles to jam out.
These days, Ive found that burnout is a thing but it’s usually temporary. Games I am playing don’t do it for me, or feel like a chore keeping up with dailies or other tasks to unlock content.
Remember that’s all just grind and put that game down and pick something else up, usually an older game I spent a lot of time with or maybe something in my library didn’t have too much time for.
Also found that getting into modding can be an amazing way to breathe life back into games you loved. And can pretty much say my generation is entirely at fault for remasters and remakes becoming prevelant since the games we played in the 90s and 00s have that huge nostalgia factor and a lot of then don’t work on modern hardware. Plus most of us having jobs and families that make playing them harder to find time for, so making a nice flashy nostalgia hit is something we will drop 60 bucks on and never get more than 20 hours for a while.
Its also worth noting that as you get older your likes and tastes can change. Where you might have been big into shooters and racing games as a teen or young adult, you might find yourself going more for strategy and simulations games as you’re older, but for some its the reverse or migrating to a new genre entirely like fighters or even RPGs. Don’t be afraid to dabble and see what works, and consider what you are playing and why, and what makes you put it down quicker than you plan to.
Racers and shooters in particular are harder to enjoy as you get older. Reaction time tends to be very important with those and once you’re 25 or so you’re only gonna see that get worse really.
Currently I’m playing way less and almost refuse to do any grinding activities. I don’t play multilayer anymore except local console such as FIFA or Super Smash. When I’m alone at home I do mostly single player and I like short indie games the most. I’d rather pay 20$ for a 10 hour indie game than 50$ for a 150 hour open world grind. I’ll not play run around and grind like never Assassin’s Creed games but Hades was fantastic.
Takes Two and Cuphead have been great with the wife but I really want to play something like Cyberpunk even though I’ll probably never finish it.
For we now it’s more Paper’s Please and Undertale with occasional Elden Ring and Cities Skylines sprinkled in between.
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