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by riwsky 887 days ago
What are all video games if not mental gyms?
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mental cake and junk food
I don't think this analogy works. You spend energy (just a different kind) playing games.
Not everybody is playing factorio or caves of qud. A lot of people are doing color match and fetch quests. It's about as mentally engaging as walking.
you say this as if walking didn’t have plenty of cognitive benefits
I meant the cognitive load of ambulation itself. Not the self reflection time or exercise.

I do hope people choose a nice walk over color match games.