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    Do you feel bad playing video games in your 30's, 40's, 50's, +?

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    • ... only a sense of loss as reflexes fail, eyesight lets you down and complex in game menu systems begin to confuseBluejam
    • Yesinv
    • "feel bad"?ben_
    • As in "wasting time", "too old for gaming", etc.NBQ00
    • entire gaming industry is alive because of us.pango
    • you should feel worst watching media you cant interact withGuyFawkes
    • like that fat dude that cries about eating while hes eatingGuyFawkes
    • Short answer, no. Long answer, also no. Similarly to aging out of design convo. Most of us grew up with games. The first games. Why should one associate guilt?DRIFTMONKEY
    • The art form continues to mature. No shame in appreciating the work of artists across the globe.jtb26
    • I’m not proud of how many mindless hours of Apex Legends I’ve played. But I respect the craft and effort in it. Balance.jtb26
    • No. If I enjoy it and it makes my mind work, then I am not wasting my time.cannonball1978
    • Yeah. I'm in my mid 30s, healthy, able-bodied, but I'm spending so much time collecting loot boxes. I even know if I enjoy playing. It's a habit.trondlandvik
    • Do you feel bad for watching movies or a TV show? Its just a different form of recreation.Nutter
    • If a game is bad and I've paid for it - yes, I feel bad. If it's good then it's another work of art, never a waste of time.rzu-rzu
    • If it’s solitaire then no. Anything else. Yes.shapesalad
    • I'm too old to deny what brings me happiness. sure ain't hanging around with people. I'll likely die alone with a controller in my hand loljaylarson
    • Video games are a form of art, engaging most of the senses, made by some of the best talent man has to offer. Why should i feel bad about enjoying that?scarabin
    • Only feel bad when you neglected other responsibilities.pango
    • Started on the Atari 2600 in 1978. Haven't stopped. Im about to turn 49.ArmandoEstrada
    • why? its the koolest artform... if u dont play games u better opt in now coz u missing alotneverscared
    • just dont play too much.. people who are gaming all the time are clowns too..neverscared
    • Same @armando love the artwork from back then. Too bad the games couldn’t look like itjaylarson
    • not at all, I just get to play less hahernexbcn
    • I never feel bad about playing a video game, I think I balance my priorities, haha.ben_
    • I kinda feel bad that I can't play enough.ben_
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