Are video games a real hobby or not?

[Deleted]

Makes me think, you are not doing anything productive, not socializing and not improving on yourself.

Should video games be considered a hobby or not?

[effs]

A hobby is whatever you want it to be.

[Lillyth]

Here you go.

Yes, it is a hobby, very much so. You choose to socialize online, just like you are just trying to do so now.

Video games also lead me to learn the English language.

[smaktat]

Makes me think, you are not doing anything productive, not socializing and not improving on yourself.

Should video games be considered a hobby or not?

Leisure not a hobby when I'm playing by myself. Personally, I stream the games I play and attempt to appease my audience as an entertainer, so that's a hobby for me, not the actual games themselves.

When I'm performing an activity for a raid, then it becomes a hobby as I'm preparing for a social activity.

[tikcol]

Video games, what an amazing piece of entertainment.

[Deleted]

What else would it be classed as?

[Kalis]

Makes me think, you are not doing anything productive, not socializing and not improving on yourself.

Should video games be considered a hobby or not?

Hobbies don't require you to do anything productive, socialise or improve yourself. I think you are mixing up hobbies with not hobbies.

[ComputerNerd]

Leisure not a hobby when I'm playing by myself. Personally, I stream the games I play and attempt to appease my audience as an entertainer, so that's a hobby for me, not the actual games themselves.

When I'm performing an activity for a raid, then it becomes a hobby as I'm preparing for a social activity.

There are other hobbies you do on your own, so the lack of socialisation or interaction with other people does not in my view dictate it isn't one.

[HumbleDuck]

Are we talking about hobby as in leisure activities or as in a pony?

[Thomasyo4]

A hobby is literally defined as

"an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure."

Yes, it is a hobby

[Jtbrig7390]

Makes me think, you are not doing anything productive, not socializing and not improving on yourself.

Should video games be considered a hobby or not?

Yes, Not all hobbys are productive or has socializing. Also gaming does have socializing if u play online.

[Jtbrig7390]

Leisure not a hobby when I'm playing by myself.

By definition yes it is.

[Varitok]

The real question is, Is jacking it a hobby?

OT: of course it is, why do people think its not a hobby?

[HumbleDuck]

I mean, the OP did refer to video games, so obviously he meant leisure activities.

You never know with this guy.

[vindicatorx]

Makes me think, you are not doing anything productive, not socializing and not improving on yourself.

Should video games be considered a hobby or not?

Hobbies are something you personally like to do in your spare time. Being productive, social, or improving yourself is not a prerequisite of a hobby. Yes, gaming in all sorts is a hobby.

[Dadwen]

Therapy too keep me from killing people that piss me off :P

*all joking aside one of my first jobs was really killing me and the stress I blew off in some games prob kept me sane.

**ok somewhat sane....

[Deleted]

Therapy too keep me from killing people that piss me off :P

*all joking aside one of my first jobs was really killing me and the stress I blew off in some games prob kept me sane.

**ok somewhat sane....

Lawyer? .

[Rudkobing]

Ummm, yes. Its much as a hobby as Football addicts

[Kathandira]

Makes me think, you are not doing anything productive, not socializing and not improving on yourself.

Should video games be considered a hobby or not?

Sure it is. A hobby doesn't need to be productive. Playing Solitaire is a hobby, and you gain nothing from it aside from increased thought skills. Much the same, video games offer you the same.

[Dadwen]

Lawyer? .

lol nope I.T. and got pushed into supporting about 3000 people all by my lonesome.