[Xeronate]

I'm going to add a second data point of deep regret over time spent gaming and playing sports in high school and college. They contributed negatively to my life and put me so far behind where I could have been socially and intellectually which are things older me cares about immensely and it is unfortunate that I wasn't able to consider the future when I was younger. The idea that all leisure activities are equally valuable is a fallacy in my opinion.

[kirso]

You just described a hindsight bias. They key point here which has already been discussed above is “older you”.

You didnt have that information when you were young and your worldview is fluid.

The idea that you can operate with the same amount of information when you were young with your brain and social circles still in development is a fallacy in itself.

I did think the same way as you only to realize that my caring for intellectual and social stimulation was sparked due to its lack in the past.

You have no guarantee that you would develop it in the first place if you would have taken a different path.

[Jensson]

> They contributed negatively to my life and put me so far behind where I could have been socially and intellectually which are things older me cares about immensely

And even older you likely wont care much at all about those things and think you wasted your life away pursuing those goals instead of enjoying it.