[Micrococonut]

This is really funny. How much have you "innovated" while gaming? You are living under the thumb of entertainment media already. You're trapped in your time waster instead of innovating.

[ekianjo]

Everything is a time waster until you know, investments pays off. Playing an instrument is a time waster until it turns into something you can market. Its difficult to judge future benefits of current actions.

[ionised]

Why does everything have to turn into something you can market?

So you spend a few hours playing games and you have nothing to sell or shill on Hackernews. Is that a problem?

Did you enjoy yourself playing those games? Yes? Then why isn't that enough?

Downtime is important.

[p3llin0r3]

WE GET IT, you're so smart and great because you don't like video games. We're really impressed over here.

[Micrococonut]

No I'm horribly addicted to them. I'm just honest about the reality.

[_khau]

If you want to be overly reductionist about it, everything you will do in your life is a waste of time.