[hikingsimulator]

"can be as bad" does not convey the same meaning as "'may' be 'almost' as bad," as the article actually says. Furthermore the article does not say the 'badness' is equivalent. In fact it says:

> Once again, the researchers found that higher levels of free time were significantly associated with higher levels of well-being, but only up to a point. After that, excess free time was not associated with greater well-being.

The point made is more similar to wealth correlating to happiness up to a point. The article concludes that it's a sense of purpose that matters to people, not work. Your comment is a bit obfuscating.