gaming is a good thing to do as long as you’re not doing it excessively, and playing the right games. i play 1 hour of games a day if i’m lucky and gaming is genuinely something that positively impacts my life. playing games with great stories or gameplay loops is great, but if you’re only playing world of Warcraft obviously you’ll be burnt out and feel like shit. i urge you to at least do some gaming in moderation

“The new generation maybe have softer edges on their nihilism, which perhaps makes it all the more insidious.” - Tony

Good channel it’s nice to see that you are helping people find their way and overcome their problems keep up the good work. I myself am still trying to find my way but your channel and videos did definitely make me think and I am still trying i do still struggle with high screen time through social media and consuming too much but thank you for making me aware of this issue and I have found some meaning through it and I am slowly doing other things I am not really gaming to much I unplugged my PlayStation for a while I will admit I did play at the arcade but yeah I’m doing better and I am motivated to actually you know do things and try not to be consumed by all technology especially the entertainment ones but I am grateful for atleast gaining some awareness from your videos. I may not struggle with gaming and I do play a bit but I’m planning to make sure it’s not the focus If I am going to continue I will make sure I’m not going to do it to as a crutch or to fulfill needs you also taught me that they are wired to be addicting and easily problematic if left unchecked or without change. I can now see that there is a life without games and constant entertainment. From now on If there’s a problem I’ll take responsibility with me I don’t know if I am going to aim to be rich but I will still try. W video/interview great work Cam.

Good work I hope you continue to help people. I don’t know if I myself am going to quit but even if I don’t I have been prioritising other things over it luckily I haven’t really been playing much other than once in arcade. I do still struggle with other stuff and just overusing screens for entertainment. You definitely did make me more aware of the negatives and how it can hold people back and affect them. W channel game quitters. Thank you for bringing me more awareness of this issue I don’t really struggle with gaming that much anymore but yeah thanks for helping me to some degree and also trying to help others with this so they can either deal with the problem or just find a full solution to their technology addiction.

Cam I gave my brother my Xbox so I can quit but I can’t stop watching people play video games what should I do?

Well done

It works from the other way around too 😅 I started enjoying reading books again. Since that no media consumption (movies / tv shows) , max 1-2 KZbin video during the morning , no social media usage / account . I was a BIG time gamer throughout my life, today I cannot find ANY game that can take my interest and attention I quit them all in minutes regardless how well they are praised. I don’t mind it at all just find it interesting myself

I keep telling myself that I will play in moderation but every single time I open the game, hours go by and I end up regretting.

I managed to stop for 1 whole year

Gaming is escapism, purely... and you will loose all goodness life can give you by gaming. loose job, loose love, loose friends, loose all.. gaming is designed to be addictive and draining of energy. especially ... pay to win games. do not play ex: GTA V online , Star wars etc. dont play play2Win games. put that energy on life . face your bullies, get arrested and spend jail time. but dont game go chase women go buy a bike go buy a car get that promotion let your coworkers croak do anything other than the video games Do anything other than the games. sell that PS5 immediately

or just play them in a healthy amount ofc

I love stress free days. I means I can have a great gaming day! It only gets better when it’s the weekend and I can take time off work to play a new game.

This dude was an addict. Even streamers only play for 4-8 hours a day.

You're a weak noob

Going from 16 hours a day to absolutely none? That black and white world of yours.

I’m 48 finally quit. I love riding my bike!

Thanks brother. I’ve deleted all my video game accounts, and I replaced gaming with something better and productive. Coding.

Stealing checks and not going to jail… must be white

I needed this

Bro cooked but nobody was hungry

I just shared my view on this very subject to a thread of (obvious) gamers, wow was that a mistake. Usually adicts defend their standpoint with bias ignorance and opinions ... and that's exactly what happened.

does Tony make content?

I spent so much time on my computer over the last 4 years. I have probably wasted so much time and who knows what my mind might have discovered if I just let myself feel bored so I could discover a productive activity. However it was a lifesaver during lockdown however when life continued, i already had my online buddies and enjoyment. So really the last 2.5 years of gaming have been wasted because I do not even enjoy them anymore, they are just an escape.

I turn 37 soon and I find myself unable to get into any games, even the types I love. Even ones I really looked forward to. I think part of it is getting older and having more shit you have to do and worry about. It's hard for me to focus on the game when my mind is in a million other places. And God forbid I manage to care enough to actually learn all the systems in a game or min/max in any way. I just don't care anymore.

Well that dopamine thing could be happening with other fun activities too not only games if your correct so what this guy says is that if you wanna do your daily activities don't have any fun you might get interested in it 😂😂

For me, gaming isn't an addiction, I know when to pu the controller down where there's more important shit to do but it also helps when I'm stressed or upset. Sometimes it's just nice to take a break from reality and troubles.

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Yall act like gamers are druggies. It’s only the people who spend 16 hours a day, never go to the gym, sweating on Fortnite all day or Overwatch. People can play them and not be addicted and have it just as a side thing instead of it being a 24/7 thing.

⁠Maybe you should try to actually listen to people and respect their opinions instead of being so arrogant. Yes, you had a problem, but that doesn’t mean it has to be a problem for everyone else. I have a very healthy relationship with gaming. I play for short periods of time, and it’s a really social, fun, creative activity which I can share with my friends. It was bad for you, but if videogames as a whole is bad, entertainment is a whole is bad. Which means movies, series and even KZbin is inherently bad, meaning you are damaging society by making these videos as you’re contributing to addictions. Entertainment can be a good thing. It’s not these people’s problem that you can’t have a healthy relationship with gaming. You’re envious of these people who actually manages to do so, and dismissing everything they say and telling them they are coping etc is ridiculous. You’re the one who is coping friend. Your channel is sharing a good message. For people who needs it. Some people needs to quit, other people don’t. But don’t mass-generalise based on your own experience. Just because you couldn’t handle videogames, many people can have a healthy relationship with it, and it can actually be a great source of joy in their lives.

"Mazes & monsters" starring Tom Hanks was a tv movie in the 80s that deals with board game addiction as well as mental health. I still remember the message it was trying to send.. Worth watching💯🎭🕯🇨🇦🫶

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i've gone through some comments here and noticed your responses have been rude to people who disagree, but then i saw you can also be understanding if the commenter isn't rude. so i get it. personally my view is that playing games is fine as long as you monitor your time, but if someone wants to quit that's completely fine too

139 days on black ops 3 here, that is 139 * 24 hrs… . . I can’t tell you how much and how deeply I regret gaming.

Nerd emoji lmao

Nerd emoji talking lol

Nerd emoji irl giving advice lol

me too man

His wife got to him

What else is there to do? 😂

Today I missed a shift at work to play games. It has become a problem its all I think about. I feel so pathetic for this

because they’re fun and recreational.

we all die 2 meters under ground

you can spend countless hours on games and thats not the issue its the balancing.

Yooo that's called an addiction at this point not the gaming in question 😬 But superb awareness video for people who got problems with it

Finished my Detox on June 1st and started playing the front mission 2 remake. It's strange even though it's a slower turn based game I couldn't really finish a mission and after my timer went off on 30 minutes I just felt strange. I'll proceed with caution but def not gaming during the summer, need to focus on career stuff and developing my music skills.

If u guys want to liberated then understand this comment and reflect it evey day or screenshot it to save to "your" phone or other gadgets/technology to reflect to it *THE NOBLE 8 FOLD PATH 1. RIGHT VIEW - KNOWING THE 4 NOBLE TRUTHS AND THE 3 MARKS OF EXISTENCE 4 NOBLE TRUTHS; 1. LIFE IS UNSATISFACTORY, NO MATTER HOW PLEASURABLE IT IS TO THE SENSES IT WILL NEVER EVER EVER SATISFY THE MIND BECAUSE NATURE OF THE MIND IS GREEDY FOR SENSUAL PLEASURE AND NEVER ENOUGH 2. CAUSE OF SUFFERING IS ADDICTION, CRAVING, DESIRE, ATTACHMENT ,WANTING FOR MORE OR AVOIDING SOMETHING UNAVOIDABLE LIKE DEATH THAT'S WHY PEOPLE CRY BECAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW REALITY WORKS, AND DESIRE TO HAVE UTOPIA WHICH MAKES PEOPLE SUFFERING MENTALLY, ALL PLEASURE IN THE WORLD WILL NOT SATISFY THE MIND PERIOD. ONLY PEACE OF MIND TO NOT WANT MORE TO BE LIBERATED FROM SUFFERING 3. REMOVE CRAVING, ATTACHMENT TO ANYTHING OR TO ANYONE, OR COMPLETELY STOP DESIRING BECAUSE ALL DESIRE ARE SELF-CENTERED THAT MAKING PEOPLE SUFFER BECAUSE OF REBIRTH AND JUST LET IT GO WHAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL LIKE THE BODY DEFILEMENTS 4. KNOW AND PRACTICE THE NOBLE 8 FOLD PATH TO BE LIBERATED BECAUSE THIS IS INDEED REAL, THIS IS NO JOKE, THIS EXISTENCE OF SUFFERING IS VERY SERIOUS, SO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND HAVE DILIGENCE THAT NO ONE CAN EVER STOP "YOU" NO MATTER WHAT NO MATTER HARD IT IS JUST KEEP PUSHING UNTIL TO ACHIEVE WHAT'S NEEDS TO BE DONE SO NO MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE, HOLY LIFE HAS BEEN LIVED AND THERE'S NO MORE NEED TO BE DONE BECAUSE IT IS DONE 3 MARKS OF EXISTENCE, THAT EVERYTHING IS IMPERMANENT, SUFFERING, AND NO SELF 1. NOTHING LAST FOREVER EXCEPT CHANGE, WHETHER IT'S PEOPLE, NATURE, WORLDS OR THE UNIVERSE, IT WILL CHANGE OR EVOLVE 2. EVERY LIVING BEINGS SUFFERING MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY BECAUSE LIFE IS STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE, SURVIVAL TO THE FITTEST 3. EVERYTHING IS MADE UP OF 4 ELEMENTS, FIRE WATER EARTH AND AIR, PEOPLE AND AND LIVING BEINGS MADE UP OF 4 ELEMENTS AND NATURE TOO, AND UNIVERSE AS WELL, THERE'S NO INDIVIDUAL, ONLY 6 SENSES, HORMONES, CHEMICAL REACTIONS TO THE BRAIN AND NATURE OF THE MIND IS GREEDY FOR SENSUAL PLEASURE TO THE SENSES ALL LIVING BEINGS ARE JUET LIKE A CAR WITH OWRTS BUT LIVING BEINGS WITH ORGANS, "WE ARE JUST ORGANISM IN THE ENVIRONMENT "WE" ARE JUST ORGANISM REACTING TO THE ENVIRONMENT, "WE" ARE JUST ORGANISM WITH MECHANISM LIKE CAR WITH ENGINE WHEELS ETC.. HUMANS ARE JUST MAFE UP OD 4 ELEMENTS AND MADE UP OF CONSTRUCTION TO COMBINED TOGETHER TO MAKE SENSE OF SELF AND THEN MIND CREATED SENSE OF SELF, SENSE OF "ME" "MINE" "I" "I'M THIS" "I'M THAT" THST CREATES ATTACHMENT TO SOMETHING OR CREATED ATTACHMENT TO "ONESELF" WHICH NEVER EXISTED IN THE FIRST PLACE, THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY WHAT SHAPES PEOPLE NOT "YOU" GOVERNMENT, FRIENDS, SOCIETY, CORRUPTED ENVIRONMENT CREATED"YOUR"PERSONALITY NOT "YOU",,,, "YOU DON'T EXIST, WHEN PEOPLE DEAD THEN ENERGY LEAVES THE BODY AND CAUSE AND EFFECT WILL CALCULATE KARMA TO REBORN IN THIS REALM, HEAVEN ANGEL GODS, DEMIGODS ALIENS, HUMAN, GHOST SPIRIT,HELL, THE UNIVERSE IS VAST THERE'S SO MANY DIMENSIONS AND REALMS, SENSES OF HUMAN IS VERY LIMITED TO THE TRUTH, AND TRUTH IS BEYOND WORDS, BEYOND CAPACITY OF LIVING BEINGS UNDERSTANDING 2. RIGHT INTENTION - INTENTION TO KNOW THE TRUTH TO BE LIBERATED FEOM SUFFERING SO OTHERS CAN BENEFIT TOO 3. RIGHT SPEECH - NO LYING, GOSSIP, WORDS THAT CAN HURT OTHERS BUT TELLING TRUTH IS EXCLUDED, ONLY SAY WHAT IS TRUE, NECESSARY OR NEEDED, ONKY SAY TO PEOPLE WHAT'S TRUE OR THAT CAN HELP THEM TO THE TRUTH AS WELL 4. RIGHT ACTION - NO ALCOHOL OR ANY DRUGS THAT CAN CLOUD THE MIND, NO STEALING, NO SEX, NO RAPE, NO HORNINESS 5. RIGHT LIVELIHOOD - NO KILLING LIVING BEINGS THAT BENEFIT ONESELF OR OTHERS 6. RIGHT EFFORT - DEDICATION, RESILIENCE, DILIGENT, CONSISTENTLY PRACTICING THE NOBLE 8 FOLD PATH 7. RIGHT MINDFULNESS - PRESENT IN THE MOMENT EVEY SECOND, ONLY THINK PAST OR FUTURE WHEN IT'S REALLY NECESSARY TO BENEFIT THE PRESENT MOMENT, MINDFUL TO THE BODY, MIND, SPEECH, ACTION AND AWARE WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE ENVIRONMENT 8. RIGHT CONCENTRATION - VERY CONCENTRATE TO SOMETHING OR REALLY FOCUS ON SOMETHING TO ACHIEVE IT AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEDITATION, HARDCORE MEDITATING TO KNOW THE TRUTH TO BE ENLIGHTENED TO BE LIBERATED TROM MUNDANE LIFE OF EXISTENCE AND NONEXISTENCE

I'll say this a thousand times probably but its just true. The locations where you film so many of these videos are a big part in motivating me to quite because they show me another beautiful place I am missing out on every time. Really drives home the point of what you miss by living inside a fantasy digital world.. Thank you again :)

😊 amazing! Thank you for sharing.

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I only installed Snapchat to give a guy a chance (weird because he's 30 and using snap). Never liked social media meant for younger audiences such as TikTok so I wasn't spending any time looking at stories. I deleted it because it's immature in my opinion.