Gaming Addiction Cycle

This Wojak meme video is about gaming addiction and how Doomer gets addicted to gaming. A game addiction knows various states, ranging from the game first attempt to spending in-game money. Wojak discovers a first-persoon shooting game and gets addicted to gaming very fast. He wants to surpass his Zoomer & Chad friends and when he does, he wants to go even further to become the best.
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[@hkmoney6220]

The most unbelievable thing about this entire video is that it only took him a couple seconds to download a 60gb game.

[@Gabe94dotcom]

Lol!

[@aek4games36]

Lol!

[@satiricaldude3659]

Lol!

[@adobaslives]

no

[@Ajani_the_Insani]

It's because he has the X-box series S One 360 X pro lite deluxe, it has the fastest download time of any console.

[@Kenofoxx]

"Finally i'm best at something" Felt that pain

[@Gabe94dotcom]

Lol

[@rvh1999]

Same here

[@kko9329]

I'm not even best at gaming😔

[@arspho583]

Iv always wanted to be rlly good at something. Feels bad man

[@burat12345]

Fr

[@biglittleboy9827]

That's why playing solo games is better. You enjoy it like it's a movie and when it's done.. it's done. Then you play another game and when it's done.. it's done. And you repeat the cycle for the eternity. It's way more sane and it let you play at your own rythm. There is no ego involved and it doesn't interfere with your life, you don't feel bad for stopping and there is no competition, so it's a win win.

[@izzyj9978]

You never played skyrim

[@ararycan6297]

it's true only for a story games, not rpg, sandbox, multiplayer etc

[@sukinsyn6387]

xD it's not a win win for everyone

[@Pistolero007]

Yes. But how much money are you throwing at these game for what 10 hours?

[@Pistolero007]

People who like sports tend to play games more competitive

[@fevet12]

By far the most realistic depiction of gaming addiction to have graced the platform

[@firstlast8258]

Drugs are bad mkay

[@rickyayy]

Drugs are bad mmkay

[@justakid8904]

As someone who is two years clean of all video games, I want to say it is possible. Never give up kings !

[@Alby.]

Drugs are bad mmmmkay

[@darthraider450]

@@justakid8904 I'm getting close to that stage. Two years ago I rinsed games like Final Fantasy VII Remake and Ghost of Tsushima plus achieving the Platinum trophies on 50 hour plus games within a week or two. Now, I don't think I'm even half way through the first play though of God of War Ragnarok after 3 months and only 25 hours gameplay 😂. Life has taken over and this time it's becoming permanent.

[@t.p.7320]

‘What is it about?’ ‘It’s a first person shooting game. Just like any other game but it has better graphics.’ Describes the current gaming landscape pretty well imo.

[@ambtax1]

For well over a decade

[@dededede9257]

Cod in a nutschell

[@ThePsycho211]

To be fair i dont care anymore. Why bother? Same with Fifa.

[@brittanycunningham787]

@@GIwillo cope

[@FireyDeath4]

And then there's the indie ones like on Itch, and maybe GameJolt and Steam

[@iamjason1279]

Playing video games during fall and winter months are just such a vibe

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes🎉

[@theresistance5633]

Yeah

[@universalredguard]

Yup, that's really the only time I go hard gaming. Spring and summer, I just naturally stop.

[@bazhc]

no shit about that!

[@MistahLogi]

Elder scrolls is my fall/winter vibe

[@GregGBM7]

I love high budget stories, it's just like low budget stories but with better graphics

[@LowBudgetStories]

😂 lmao

[@cool-aquarian]

I think what you are referring to is “high budget no stories”. If graphics are good, the story bound to suck.

[@50Steaks68]

@@cool-aquarian not always true

[@urbanprojectz]

High Budget Stories 6 has got a massive map now.

[@thebcwonder4850]

@@cool-aquarian Ratatouille

[@SaintSimon111]

the animation is getting more and more better, in 1 years this will be a netflix series

[@alanhowitzer]

It needs to be low quality

[@cubefromblender]

@@alanhowitzer yeah

[@romeo3342]

I suggest you replace "more and more better" with "better and better"

[@rjdtwo]

This will outlast Netflix

[@OfficerPapi]

@@romeo3342 the exact same thought that crossed my mind when I read this.

[@josenunez8314]

Gaming is fun when you’re a casual gamer

[@Zakariya-t4d]

fr man i was addicted to gaming last year can't go a day without playing, man it was my darkest year thank godness now am getting my life back just deleted every game started hiting the gym ngl life is great sometimes even without games.

[@Gonzalez1578]

​@@Zakariya-t4djeez lol how bad was it

[@miguelangelmontoyacarvajal5704]

Or when you have self control

[@Moonx09]

I don't like being competive i just like to have fun. I think im the only one in my circle who laughs it off when i lose.

[@sorsaanimation5542]

When i was addicted i used to play until i was so hungry my stomach hurted my eyes hurted i felt like puking and i also lied to my frends why i could not hang out

[@retro_gh0st807]

The downfall hits too hard. So many friends, gone without a word.

[@Telesto_Timelost]

All traitors!!!

[@ruthnoya8424]

Lol right, after playing hundreds or thousands of hours with them.

[@dr.jiIIaIicecooper2587]

They're not friends, never were.

[@konxuxumakiuxumaki8962]

@@dr.jiIIaIicecooper2587 why not someone just gets bored of games at some point it dosent mean they were not friends

[@TATACAW69]

​@@dr.jiIIaIicecooper2587L+ratio

[@ThatsInsane2]

The face wojack makes when he’s tryharding is golden

[@phantasticmrphasma9874]

Very Chad-ish 🤣

[@Arxrz]

Here made this 600 likes

[@KingZizou7]

Absolutely spot on, i was high in the leaderboards on cod4 years ago, i felt like an online celebrity. Join public lobbys friend requests every two minutes people taking pictures of you in their game, then suddenly the game dies and your a nobody. Everybody is just try to be someone. Being recognised by someone for being good at something online is better better than reality. This video hit home

[@chancemcmahan8621]

I was in the M40A3 clan for comp & montage making playing Cod4, MW2, WAW, & MW3. Hitting those quad headshot feeds. Hitting switch feeds. Clutching 1v4 competitive SnD games. I remember the feeling you just described like it was yesterday haha. Friend request box was always full. Every game people wanted to party up. People would doubt I was the real member of the clan until they looked at my friends list. Oh shit those were the days. I can say I just got bored & quit before It just disappeared on me though lol. Gaming started to feel like a chore. To always play in comp games & hit clips for youtube videos.

[@user-wd1xr3zy6w]

I was the best in my school at pubg mobile back in 2019, but everyone else moved on to fortnite whilst we couldn't afford a ps4/5..

[@bsnf-5]

man, be proud of who you are. This is literally called being a living legend. Just because you not big man anymore, doesn't mean you lost your living legend status. You are still the same great guy who rocked the leaderboards in CoD. So like I said be proud, and care not for people who tell you otherwise.

[@Spectre7.vz.]

Yo same...I was on the ESW servers..

[@turnup2048]

similar story but on minecraft pvp lol. really feel like your the shit grinded leaderboards none stop only played with the best, couldnt stop going for all the leaderboards on the server. then everyone grew up. still on some of the leaderboards years later but definitely not as cool as it was back then lol

[@Josh-ge1cr]

As humorous as this is, this is very accurate in showing gaming addiction. I always have a habit of falling in love with a game and trying to be the best in it that it gets to me and over takes my life. I feel this may come from a sense of insecurity I have of myself in not being the best or recognized by others. However, this is the reason I dropped out of college. After many years later, I put that same energy into coding and now at least I make money. If anyone's suffering from game addiction, please put that energy into a skill that can at least make you money, otherwise, unless you're going pro, you will have to depend on your parents and people, unfortunately, will look down on you. It happened to me anyway. God bless.

[@Ken-no5ip]

I failed a class because of gaming, I can do it again no problem but i just had a rude awaking for what i actually want from life.

[@xffeeo]

Im on whole another stage. As for now, and many passed years, i literally don't have anybody to play with. Like, single person at all, for many years which felt like decades. So there's no rivalry feeling inside myself. However, whenever you play game, if you are not playing with your IRL friends, it's either you want to have some joy at least, or prove something to people in your current game session. It may sound unpleasant to many of those who reading it, but I've found solution and beauty in hacking. That way, you can bypass that urge inside yourself, which drives into donating to the game. On the other hand, you getting full joy, because you can accomplish anything you want there. And lastly, you can learn some coding in the process, while making anticheat bypasses for yourself

[@MarceloCardoso-vs7yf]

omg. i actually just started to get into coding.. and then i started playing ark again and im stuck.. again. How did you trade a high dopamine activity for a low dopamine one? im struggling with this.. maybe the course im taking for coding is too slow and boring. idk. can you give me some kind of small guide about how to learn code and earn money?

[@dawid00770]

@@MarceloCardoso-vs7yf you need to stop doing courses, and start to build something on your own, and only then if you get stuck you look for information, how to solve this one particular problem and you keep going.You will later realize that what you coded is shit, but that realization is good. It means that you learn something, then you can learn about good coding practise and stuff. But most important thing to learn is to how solve problems and you wont learn it by doing courses

[@verapamil07]

Josh I think you are simply a competitive person, which is fine. The real progress is in real life "games". You can easily upgrade any skill you want, if you simply put the same effort in those skills.

[@mildpass]

The saddest thing is that Wojak's full potential can only be expressed in a video game, where none of the achievements actually matter. Imagine if this power could be tapped in to for real life.

[@masontesta5480]

The numbers Mason ! What do they mean

[@Makes_me_wonder]

Imagine if one day, everyone is following some kind of religious oath to never play video games

[@горшочек-ч9ж]

What potential? He's just a plain guy at plain job. Don't think you are some movie main character. There no such thing as wasted potential, it's just life. Grow up already.

[@esg4364]

@@горшочек-ч9ж True. . . I know I am not a main character of a movie but I still have gifts and talents that I am not using fully. TBH I can't use + develop all of the things I am remotely good at; but I can work on one or two. Maybe this guy needs other people around who help him see a n addiction for what it is.

[@Nick1921945]

All of the 15 year olds were thinking it. We know.

[@ZukoFTW]

I'm glad I discovered this video. I was fired from my job that I was at for about 8 years & as a coping mechanism, I would play Call of Duty all day long & would try hard to convince myself that one day I would make it in pro gaming and/or gain loads of followers. I failed to realize that I had a gaming addiction. I started to neglect my health, relationships, finances in order to spend tons of hours gaming, and even went as far as spending the last of my savings on skins and/or DLC content. Now I'm slowly paying the consequences of my actions as I gone cold turkey & woke up to the harsh reality of experiencing getting my cars repossessed, and realizing that I would have to sell my electronics & get a regular day job, most likely two, just to get back on track from this addiction.

[@vasili-zaitsev]

Write a book…your story sounds intense

[@MichaelS.Gazzaniga]

Take care.

[@phantasticmrphasma9874]

That sounds so stupid.. but yeah, like the other guy said, write a book. Turn your mistakes into a lesson for others that might do such stupid things, either based on ignorance or a product of traumatic/painful experiences.

[@CODA96]

Even unemployed and poor as sin i would never even touch the thought of buying a pink Nicki Minaj Skin in MW2

[@ZukoFTW]

@@MichaelS.Gazzaniga video game addiction is as real & bad as any other addiction could be especially when you start to find the most joy in the memorable moments and/or interactions with other players.

[@rd6781]

Love how chad has two fillet steaks garnished with thyme in the work cafeteria. What a guy.

[@StefanReich]

Just that thyme kinda guy

[@Michael-kv9bg]

@@tryangle587 No it's a protein shake cup, it has CN on it, Clean Nutrition, a brand from the Netherlands. Above it says ''Voor Goud'' (Go for gold) the slogan of the CEO/founder of CN :)

[@DanfromOz]

​@@tryangle587 it's from ON gold standard whey

[@BeefZupreme]

What a chad

[@Pbcvl]

​@@Michael-kv9bgwtf 😭

[@wojaklife]

Miss the games that had stories and a "heart" to them, not just grinding for a never ending race.

[@urihun4534]

yeah thats why i only play singleplayer games with grinding on multiplayer i just go two match and i dont care if i win or not

[@AgentK-im8ke]

@@urihun4534 you'r doing good multiplayer grinding is pain and addictive af

[@vurhn2009]

However there are achievements with ridiculous requirement but otherwise if you finish one game slowly you will enjoy it, nothing beats a good ol' singleplayer game such as Half-Life and other story-driven games.

[@Makes_me_wonder]

No, you don't. You just miss the feelings those games gave you. And they gave you those feelings ONLY because you were younger back then. Don't be fooled. Video-games ruin lives.

[@hello-gx6oi]

I realized this and since then i started playing more single player games that focus on story and enjoyed it

[@rambo4war]

The fact that it seems to transition from his own place to gaming on his dads sofa is a small detail that makes this video awesome…..as well as filling out that wiki page

[@deviantanomaly]

“I have to be better than these guys” It got to a point I wasn’t even having fun I just wanted to be better than my friends . So many months wasted because I’m way too competitive 😭

[@eneco3965]

Solution? Just play SP games.

[@mastermight2]

@@eneco3965 ever since I stopped playing competitive games and only play games for fun I've been in a much better mood

[@Mike604]

What game?

[@PrussianBlu3]

Once you have to pay rent and tend to a decent paying job you'll won't effin care.

[@Walker-ow7vj]

@@PrussianBlu3 facts

[@wobbuffet8357]

Depression, autism, addictive personality, the need for validation,yup this video reflects how I feel right now .

[@isaac-p6126]

Ive got aspergers, people would call me a game addict too, but im happier then i ever was in life right now (24). Im having so much fun, but am not losing the roots of reality. Im in boxing and meeting my few friends, i live alone at my one Apartment but have a very good contact with my family. Imo games doesnt make you addictive, a bad mindset does. Try to find good things in both worlds, and everythings fine. Good luck!

[@jerkyy04]

@@isaac-p6126 yeah, but from some time many many people, even young people started talking that "games will only ruin you", without analyzing gaming from the many perspectives.

[@isaac-p6126]

@@jerkyy04 Right, i dont think you can blame a Media for your Sloth and Unsuccess. Games can make addictive, but only for people who are already very unstable or emotional damaged.

[@Royalsage]

Same:(

[@zoneboy7091]

The need for validation is the downfall of people.

[@SPGEN95]

I had a former friend of my mine who was my roommate back in college who had quite an addiction to video games. It interfered with his sleep, occasionally he would be getting to work late because of the fact that he would be staying up too late playing video games. On top of that, it interfered with his relationships, I would see him bring a girl over, but she would be watching him play video games most of the time. He never really left the apartment unless he was going to work. He met this one girl in particular that he was really into, but as i described the same cycle occurred. One night I overheard them talking over the phone and from what I could gather, she was addressing his video game addiction and he flipped out over the phone saying "I'm sorry I've got a fucking hobby, I'm sorry I've got a fucking hobby!" and the call ended. Shortly after that I noticed that she wasn't coming over anymore and one day we both happened to catch each other in the living room and he told me that something had happened between girl and him. I listened as any good friend would have and he ended up telling me that he hoped that she would come back and that he had no idea what he did wrong. He placed all of his attention and energy into video games, that the most important things in his life were not receiving that. I definitely fell into the addiction cycle myself too though, but not like i described with my former friend. I had a college buddy of mine back then who lived across the street from me. We would get together smoke weed and play games together. Alone I would also smoke weed and play video games. Luckily I phased out of massive multiplayer games and into solo games, I believe it started with games like dark souls and Elden ring. Now I prefer playing solo and at my own pace, for lifestyle reasons. I'm married and relationships take work. Also I work two jobs, so playing at my own pace is everything now. On occasion I will still play a massive multiplayer game, but rarely. I also cut back on the weed shortly after I began dating my wife.

[@N4Evar06]

Very similar story here

[@HPLovesCraftsCat]

your wife controls you

[@ogustavomoura]

I guess every man relates to this story in some degree. Back when I was a teenager, I used to play Rainbow Six Siege a lot. I was good at it - even though not the best of my party - and played for 2-3 years seriously. Then I started dating my wife. At the beginning of our relationship, we used to fight because I wanted to play and she wanted attention. Over the months, I naturally started focusing more and more on her and left the game behind. After some time, all of my "friends" also quit playing and sold their PS4. Fast forward 3 years. We are now married and have a 1 year old toddler. I work a lot to provide for our family while going to medicine school. I'm a really busy man, and even if I wanted, I would not have time to play video games. I still found them nice, though. I'm glad I dropped this addiction and took the right path, because none of this would've been possible if I chose playing instead of... living.

[@stansmith7445]

If I had the same level of dedication in my work and my studies as I do when gaming, I'd be unstoppable 😂

[@maylaymaylay8970]

It will not be same in real life.Of course you will get better result if you put dedication.For gaming too some players play game for over 10000 hours and they are not even good players,exp players at best.

[@BurningFirn]

@@maylaymaylay8970 eh. Whether people are able to apply the dedication they have towards games, towards real life responsibilities depends on the game they practice playing. And how they correlate the game mechanics to real life. I'm talking about all games. So even board games. As long as they use their brain, by practicing management skills, mathematics, building, creativity, or hand to eye coordination. with awareness of what skills, they're using to be proficient in various tasks, then it can be seen as beneficial to an extent. The "extent" to improving the recognized skill depends on the person's ability to examine themselves and evaluate whether, they are truly gaining something. Or losing precious time. Personal responsibility is the key, to the lock that is stability and happiness. But is personal responsibility, taught or trained by any form of game? I don't think so. Its taught and trained by success, by failure, that has real consequences to the individual's future. It's the brain-dead grind that is consuming time and stagnating the developing brain.

[@randymarsh9488]

​@@maylaymaylay8970That's not always true, people can study for hours and graduate with honors and not get the job that they want.

[@pmd_1]

Try to do something you love that makes a value for yourself. You'll eventually be unstoppable!

[@IvoryOasis]

Games are so dangerous... they create a false sense of achievement... which satisfies our desire to improve our lives. So instead of doing things that will improve our lives, we sit and play games and our lives just keep getting worse. It wasn't "violence in games" that we all heard about growing up that was dangerous.... it was just that fake feeling of achieving something that was really what destroyed lives.

[@givemebeans2228]

Its mostly about the enjoyment from gaming that make people wanna play more than to have irl things done. The path to achieving something in a game is much more entertaining

[@CIinbox]

I've spent countless of hours on gaming in my life, and I don't regret it. I'm convinced that I developed many useful skills that I can apply to real life/professional problem solving. Every new game I picked up is a new system I had to learn and eventually master if I enjoyed the competition. Thanks to all those games in my lifetime, I have little trouble picking up on new skills whether they are real-life skills or the next game ;). The trick is not to get stuck grinding just one game.

[@BawsMode]

@@CIinbox Keep coping

[@stopmotionfun2901]

Looking at myself, I feel that too..

[@C_Raccoon23]

You know it’s not that black and white, right? Some people just lack self-control compared than others. It’s that simple. Not everyone struggles with separating beating a game from real life achievements. Calling games “dangerous” is such a hyperbolic statement, especially compared to other things one can become addicted to like gambling, drugs, or porn that can lead to worse consequences that are more difficult to recover from.

[@javiergodfather4921]

Bro this is probably the best video I've watched on the recent days and it's probably the second comment I've made on a KZbin video ever. Keep it up. You earned a subscriber.

[@joefrankman8297]

This is why I pretty much only play story games now, if I play video games at all. Competitive-multiplayer games suck you into the game way too hard with the constant rewards and progressions, and you really have to pay attention to how much time you put into them. Story games have a fixed end, which signals when you’re done with the game. Of course you still need to manage your time properly with story games, but it is much easier to do.

[@TheRockyBalboa100]

Exactly

[@Matowix]

Also they just put up psn plus by %40

[@kingjoseph5901]

Yeah I stopped competitive multi-player many years ago.

[@nothing-fh8vi]

i highly recommend deep rock galactic cause the devs actually listen to the community and the game itself is really fun

[@BillyOrBobbyOrSomething]

That’s why they’re a magnet for ADHD people. Consistent reward scheduling is the bane of ADHD people’s existence, and multiplayer games have perfected it.

[@adn17]

Really well done. A friend got me into fps and I went through these stages without realizing it a few years ago.

[@cbrnick7096]

Valorant ?

[@adn17]

​@@cbrnick7096Battlefield Play for Free and Rainbow 6 siege

[@adn17]

@TribhuvanSinghShekhawat much better

[@spirit.of.truth.818]

He left out the rage quit where you stop playing the game but you cant help but go back to it after a couple days

[@WoodbabyCTB]

Yup haha

[@universalredguard]

😅😅😅😅

[@TheUsz28]

A couple of days? lol thats generous

[@WoodbabyCTB]

@@TheUsz28 when you throw a controller into a wall its time to stop for a few days lol

[@3rpi3r44]

And that is why singleplayer story-driven games are superior in every way

[@truecrimsons6962]

I love competetive and story games

[@Vorticough]

half life

[@starkard_AoE]

Not on the topic, but damn bro, you a Dream Theater enjoyer I see. :)

[@Squid_Salad]

Both?

[@weareeverywhere8851]

I got addicted to single player games aswel.

[@WoozieGuy]

These stories seem to be more high budget because their value is so inconceivable and really true of defining what addictions can do to your life.

[@hadi_drums]

Thanks for the video 😂 leaving that toxic cycle is the best decision you can ever make.

[@Marcianito100PorCientoReal]

I can realate so much to this story. Around 3 years ago I was this Wojak, playing Rainbow Six everyday, the whole weekend, every time I wasn’t working, I was overweight, not moving on in life. Then I sold my Xbox, I quited gaming, I started going to a boxing gym and I enrolled in the university. Today I’m a different person, I lost around 15KG, my self esteem and confidence are in the sky and I’m in the best shape of my life. Edit: Didn’t hope this would get upvotes and attention, thanks. People say gaming and exercise aren’t mutually exclusive and they’re right, but studying a career is time consuming, I also work Monday to Friday to pay my bills, my school and so on, I do play GTA in m ipad sometimes, games that are not so engaging and compromising, but R6 and the like take many hours a week that right now I don’t have, besides I prefer to spend my few spare time studying french, writing, reading or doing something more productive.

[@winstonedwards2014]

Down for a round of Siege?

[@Snyphurr.]

let me guess. you also became a millionaire after investing in stocks, you wake up at 5 am everyday, you have a library in your own house and you also have a best selling book titled "how I became a milionaire in a few months".

[@WHEELIFE29]

You can go to the Gym and playing games too you know so you have a thing to get Better and a thing to relax see its a 50/50 situaion but dont do too much of them

[@BikeIsLife4EverGG]

but you forgot to tell that you got fat for nothing, because it wasn't the best of the best in r6 hhhhahaahah. truee?

[@brittanycunningham787]

You sound like a young rock johnson

[@peanutbutter9072]

This is actually realistic, you should def expand on this as I think it would be helpful to spread awareness. A suggestion would be making one regarding ranked gamemodes in competitive games as those can turn even the nicest of people into literal children with inflated egos.

[@andrewbogert8787]

What game are you playing that has a $100 monthly subscription 🤔

[@peanutbutter9072]

@@andrewbogert8787 😂

[@djmiller1129]

Idk how this feels but I think this is a good video to make people aware of the dangers or addiction in general

[@puppy14]

The phase that helped me break this cycle was discovering RPGs. I play only single player RPGs now, currently into Xenoblade 3. Getting invested in the stories and characters is relaxing, and I can pause at any time.

[@punani_slayer4209]

Ew

[@rachidow2125]

Nice! Love them too. Was always a real FPS guy. Check out Dragon Quest 11 & Tales of Vesperia after tou finished Xeno :)

[@puppy14]

@@rachidow2125 Beat them both, great choices. I'm currently preparing for Octopath Traveler 2, and that should last me through my busy spring season of work.

[@brandonhasting2960]

same i literally only play rpg and jrpg game’s mainly now lol every other genre just basically turned into a battle royal with shitty micro transactions

[@rachidow2125]

@@puppy14 Nice! Thnx :) You ever tried Persona 4 or 5? Also good games. Wanna play Octopath 2 aswell. But first Tales of Symphonia Remastered, released last week.

[@VirideSoryuLangley]

Switch chess for the videogame and suddenly it's not an addiction any more - it's "passion", and people respect you for it.

[@faceomlette]

real

[@PanzereichMapping]

Now you’ve started to make me think about the purpose of cubing.

[@PizzieNizzie]

I have been playing Starcraft 2 since 2010. Love the game, but now in my late 20s I wish the time had been put into a game like chess. Being a master ranked chess player actually has some social prestige/status attached to it that can be leveraged. At the end of the day they are both hobbies, but some hobbies can be beneficial in other ways very much like golf and sales.

[@kuromu8467]

Chess and video games really aren't comparable

[@myguitartwerks7825]

Noone plays chess anymore. Just high IQ rich people who join chess clubs.

[@NonameAtall-o1d]

This is why i don't feel pressured to start playing popular games. You discover it, play it, and when you actually *start having fun* everyone stops caring about it. And the worst part: if you ask something like "y'all wanna play [insert game here]?" everyone just starts shaming you for not knowing that they don't play the game anymore. No, i play whatever i want whenever i want

[@collinkaufman2316]

Same i don't give a damn about popular games that are worse then similair roblox games for example

[@bnpr]

It's scary to be competitive on the wrong things. Focus on real life

[@QWERTY-gp8fd]

@@ali-xe7qu yea also lets stop focusing on the internet . f,ck programmers and it guys. they are just computer nerds. its not real job amirite.

[@Crimbtw]

If you want to play competitively, go for it. There’s a reason esports exists. If you want to play competitively for fun. By all means go ahead. Just do it with moderation. If you don’t want to. Thats fine too, just make sure to pick yourself up in the end. Morale of the story: do whatever tf you want.

[@andreselchico]

@@Crimbtw better hit the gym...

[@Crimbtw]

@@andreselchico Not Intrested, I rather hit the books

[@magnus5747]

@@andreselchico or train at home, the gym is convenient but I think that training at home is more accessible in this day and age. (Like nobody has an excuse not to). But in the end everyone needs to do what they want to do (not hurting or harming people of course), just live life!

[@greenthunder1000]

The feeling of being underlevelled compared to your friends and having to work harder to surpass them is real… it’s what always gets me

[@SOSO_CREPITUS]

Pffft nah for me

[@ElComandante5]

Bro that’s just being insecure

[@dadon0133]

Level means nothing i still be cooking them

[@rachidow2125]

Not in WoW 😛

[@greenthunder1000]

@@ElComandante5 it’s being carried, you rely on them instead of mutual contribution. When level is tied to unlocks or stats, you’re fucked. I don’t think it’s insecurity, it’s just inferiority.

[@eggruns2370]

getting to be the best at somthing was rewarding AF. the worlds tough times are fkd i look back at my gaming addiction fondly tbh.

[@spacemushroom830]

I remember going through this with Dota2 when I was a teenager. The most heart-wrenching part for me was understanding I had an addiction but feeling so powerless in overcoming it.

[@michael2592]

​@@MushisOPP21500k playing rn

[@Elmorelab-c4w]

​@@MushisOPP21why?

[@umloiro3219]

@@Elmorelab-c4wbecause it's an addiction, it takes some kind of effort to grow out of it.

[@39mack23]

This has banger written all over it 😂 can't wait !

[@FireyDeath4]

This is why you do NOT invest in online multiplayer games. You invest in generally single-player or small-party games like Undertale and Celeste where you can get good, actually reach the end of it, bring your skill with you, actually have something to take away from rather than have them take away from you, and then explore and make mods if you're interested enough. If you're doing something to be better than other people, try something better like a more practical skill, profession or field of knowledge

[@idogaming3532]

*online pay to win multiplayer games

[@PuReXtremeGaming]

Whilst I agree with what you said, bring yr skill with you but where? Being good in Celeste does nothing for you in real life. (I beat all the C sides and I know it's a good game too ) but yeah

[@FireyDeath4]

​@@PuReXtremeGaming I mean if you want to become a professional competitive gamer, it helps to git gud It's not the most useful of things, but life is generally just for doing what you want before the apocalypse and cosmocalypse. You want to have good experiences rather than get stuck on fad online multiplayer games that waste your time and make you feel bad when it's all over, when you could've experienced better things

[@PuReXtremeGaming]

@@FireyDeath4 yea idk most cant become that, but fair enough i lost most of my health last year suddenly so i reevaluated alot, i can barely walk but i still go out as much as i can now, i can promise gaming doesnt fuflil me, its just when im stuck and really cant go out now

[@saviour254t9]

Man I lost so many hours in rimworld and factorio. The are some games that just never end or just so replay able

[@nobodygh]

I'm so glad I got out of gaming. Now I need to break my youtube addiction too...

[@DSxGoldSilver]

Gaming was never a problem for me. I can live without it. KZbin on the other hand.. I noticed the first thing I do when I grab my phone is open KZbin and consume hours of content.

[@Jason-wh7wr]

Good luck brother, we're on the same journey

[@imjaylen6461]

There's much more to life then just gaming. It's ok to make it a activity but when it becomes an addiction, then that's a problem. Gaming with Moderation is good👍🏾

[@stewartdahamman]

Ok, but what do you get out of life?

[@timmenhoff]

if you get good in a game, it's gg. so if you never got addicted to a video game, you just weren't good enough. it's an IQ thing

[@LuziFearon]

I was addicted to WoW back in 2006-2009 or so and thankfully, I broke the cycle

[@kevingarvin6819]

I played Ultima online from 1998 to 2003 it consume my life I lost almost everything I had over that game. Even the owner of the internet company I was using back in the dial-up days called me to come into his business and to try to talk to me telling me I was spending way too much time playing games and he had went through the same thing with flight simulators.

[@aa-zp1vb]

Congratulations my normie friend

[@MattExzy]

Started in WoW in 2009, quit retail '17 - still play on a pirate WoTLK server. I'm actually elated after 14 years to finally have been bothered to level engineering to get the Mechano Hog mount. No f***ing regrets.

[@ogfullmelt]

Me with lineage and lineage 2 back then.

[@chadthundercock3440]

@@kevingarvin6819 this story was nostalgic for me. I took destroyed my life over Ultima online hahahahahahahaha

[@MasaMasa-hv9fl]

There is another stage. Stage 6 Borden: you have nobody to play with everybody’s moved on your well get bored and also quit the game

[@aa-zp1vb]

Only normies do it

[@kirbyeatsyourfamily7345]

@@aa-zp1vb nah everybody can get bored of a game

[@GGonop]

Thats literally just stage 5

[@DSxGoldSilver]

I honestly got bored, had fun tho, especially when I played with the boys and I also met new friends online.

[@s2fe]

I see myself in this video, and this sad. I played a lot since middle school with my friends from my class. I become better than all of them in every game. They quit this games, or even quit gaming to study more. In high school I choiced to grind in games more, played 8-12 hours a day, try to become one of best, I even start wining against professional e-sports players, get in top 100, but what it's done for? I did not get anything from it, only waste of time. I'm 19 right now, didn't passed the exams, didn't get in university like my friends do, drop out from work, wasted a lot of money on games, have nothing to speak about with peoples IRL. It was very hard, but I decided to drop videogames and study more, hitting gym, and try to become better in IRL, I want to make my dreams come true and I hope someday it will be regardless... P.S. I wish glhf to everyone in real life, don't do this mistakes, and achieve your goals

[@AlcuXbs]

If it's a famous game I'll give a try for e-sports and try to make that your job if I were in u, but I think going for university studies and work it's much safer.

[@timmenhoff]

i also did the whole video games thing, actually became pro and made some money. but i regret it, should have chosen a sports like football/icehockey or thaiboxing/boxing for example

[@WreeperXD]

i am top 200 in two hypixel games on minecraft and i feel like somewhat of a failure irl..

[@AlcuXbs]

@@WreeperXD U do it for hobby or work? And idk why u feel bad I'm maybe a top 1% brawl stars player (62k) and I'm glad that I'm good at it. But I don't practice it's difficult in that game practicing I just play

[@AlcuXbs]

@@WreeperXD Meanwhile I do aimlab for my Iron 2 Valorant for becoming better in bs I don't do nothing lol

[@Finland.Travels]

Don't worry after 40 you are still somewhat interested about it but don't have the energy or time to actually do it.

[@kapitandemolka431]

Well, I’m 21. College, yet still no time to play. Guess it’s not a matter of age

[@npcknuckles5887]

I'm finding that's true in my 30s. Too much shit going on. No time to sit down and spend days on a game.

[@nikola3058]

Try 24. Got my first big boy job and haven't played anything in weeks. Too stressed, can't justify spending the little free time I have on a game anymore.

[@Vidy4.]

@@kapitandemolka431 same situation here, also losing interest in gaming even when i have time to play i don't do it that much

[@zealgaming8161]

@@nikola3058 Got a job and my interest in games actually grew since i now had limited time to play. Playing 8 different games, also studying a bit each day and a full time job. I am also in good physical condition living in the woods, skiing, hiking, and a physical labor job. If you still get too stressed out on your job, maybe you should consider switching jobs. Stress is incredibly dangerous, and being too tired to enjoy your life to the fullest after work feels like such a waste of opportunity.

[@agarion101]

the whole reason i was even good at video games in middle/highschool was just me being driven to be the best in the school, i was socially awkward and ended up beating that natural awkwardness by just playing with people at my school, getting to know them over the game and "impressing" them which gave me a natural confidence to be able to socialize without feeling like a filler friend

[@Gabi2311HighPing]

5:59 at least he's not bald anymore

[@Dupog]

Came here for relatable crypto stories, stayed for the content. Your videos made me realize I am Wojack

[@NewWorldOrgone]

ikr, at first, it was "haha number go down". Now it's "haha society go down". I'm lovin the story telling over the crypto memes

[@antonmoulard]

As someone who used to be somewhat addicted to video games and has not touched a controller for the past 3 years, I can relate to this. But one way to go out of this vicious circle is to view life as a video game : Invest in yourself rather than in a fictional character. Just as in a game, vow to improve your health, strength, wealth, culture, cleverness, social skills and so on... Stop wishing to become the best player, wish to be the most complete man people will rely on!

[@Leo227]

That’s what Zyzz did

[@GinsengStrip-wt8bl]

It's something different certain people want to find in games. For example some want the competition - sport is a great getaway. I've always loved exploration in open world games, when I got my first car and motorcycle addiction instantly went away. Been 10 years already. I reduced my playtime from 6/8 hours a day to 0 hours in the summer and rare sessions in the winter.

[@CalvinCandieMO]

Man said cleverness

[@DanMProductionsBois]

Find God brothers. The rest will take care of it self

[@CalvinCandieMO]

@@exhausted_millennial-gc5be I can already see that you've made yourself a victim by the way you talk. Plus you have latched onto this image of an exhausted man and made your entire KZbin profile about it. Sort it out kid or stay a nobody forever, every man has to overcome difficult things in life but not all men cry about it on KZbin, so quit the loser mentality and go work for what you want.

[@alexspata]

this is so good, thats why I don't play multiplayer or competitive games like this, I know myself and I know when I cross the limit and it's not fun anymore, it happened to me in CS 1.6 , Rocket League, Battlefield 1 and it's very hard. I wasn't even getting good!

[@Yobama862]

I get addicted in basically every RPG I got to play. Even if it’s a mediocre game like. Recently I lost my Xbox and I’m going to try make my life an RPG and see what I can achieve.

[@tavanium]

Now you are talking for real. Level up your life.

[@applecat5234]

I guess they spent there entire money on the intro! XD

[@m.b.9026]

Yea, I was like damn bro, nice animation, until I realised it's just a YT countdown thingy and not actually the video :D

[@LowBudgetStories]

@@m.b.9026 😂

[@Sie93]

which intro

[@igretrovods9189]

1:38 that’s where the gaming usually ends for me 😂

[@legacymeme8746]

These videos never fail to show some of the hidden problems in today's world

[@jacobstaton99]

Hidden?

[@quirinoguy8665]

There is a big difference between games made of passion and one of exploitation, one allows you to unleash your creativity and one is opium, nothing is as fun as modding a game and letting your creativity go wild, better than the predatory practices abundant in modern gaming today.

[@NutMogger105]

average minecraft player

[@perrocomun]

"you will never quit minecraft you will just take long breaks from it" -notch

[@Boy-pf3cm]

I love the kinds of food all three of them are eating at 0:28 and beyond. The Nerd is eating all the high in calorie food and has never gained an inch on his waist while the Chad is eating steak with his water/protein shake jug, showing off how much he takes care of his body. Meanwhile our Wojak is eating a sandwhich because he's lost all sense of satisfaction in food and just wants to "get on with it" while pairing that with an energy drink for the ultiminate depression combo. Low Budget Stories really goes in-depth with these videos.

[@cheefqueef6494]

"ItS mUh MeTaBoLiSm"

[@ICantSplel]

​@@dabois012Well, you're presumably young?

[@Trahzy]

How much autism does it take to think up this comment

[@DJSickey]

Age rarelly plays role in ability to gain fat... Being more active while you're young does... Age itself doesn't, as there are tons of overweight kids nowadays. Only difference is, we used to play more outside, all kind of sports when not gaming...

[@Zargex]

Heavy would like to know your location

[@_450n]

video isnt out yet, liked anyway

[@polonium420]

Chad

[@LowBudgetStories]

Chad

[@Memez20]

Same 🗿

[@gaming_player1945]

3:12 he put the name "Technoking22" as one of the players, RIP Technoblade ❤

[@Alex-u9ws]

It’s not that bro but 🪦 rip

[@Chirchy]

beginning is so true. one day literally everyone just starts playing this game you’ve never heard of

[@luleboss]

Thank you so much for making this video. I am kind of addicted to my computer and even though I am aware of it,I just dont stop playing or randomly browsing for the whole day. I want to pursue IT and programming and have a job in that field, I already have some knowledge about some languages but I might start learning from some courses soon. Small donation, but I want to support you in some way😀

[@yangerlongchar778]

Keep working hard you will make it.. Never give up and make sure to spend some time with your friends n family 👍

[@mrdarkfantasy5857]

😢

[@foakjljrwajkltawtrawtwa441]

Mogo bi dati to meni

[@Movierecap998]

I have recently made my first pc at 25 can’t fee like i want to game on it.

[@antzooma]

did you just use real money to buy youtube money AK49 omg

[@RahulVerma-kh3zn]

I have been playing games since childhood and now i am doing a job and still playing video games after i get home. It is a great stress bustter for me, i also enjoy going to cinema and have a complete normal life. People need to change their mentality also in terms of addiction. Addiction can be different like eating fav food all time, going to gym to make 6 packs instead of being physically and mentally fit, watching lot of Netflix, back bitching. It is meant for fun and enjoyment and thats the way it should be.

[@trollout1711]

I was addicted to video games when i was young, sleeping at 3 am waking up at 8 am. Now i have the advantage of getting bored very quickly of playing games. Only rust make me play endlessly, until i get to my objectiv. Also I had to work hard if I didn't want to get computer punished because i always been bad at school. it taught me to finish my job as soon as possible before going to play, because once I lost my concentration because of the games, it's impossible to recover it. Today i'm a developer working at home and i'm happy to be very good at my job, always finishing it super early to go game, people see me as an average developer and i'm good with it. I'm not running after succes or money but happiness (in short doing whatever i like).

[@Xplorewme]

I used to be like this with world of Warcraft many years ago, thank god I got a life and broke the addiction.

[@BeAmazedGuy]

The end is so so bad ever. That totally seems like partners betrayed him 😢.

[@aerostarsreal]

As a gamer. I can confirm this 100% true

[@pradap2298]

What are best games in xbox name it

[@U_stnker]

@@pradap2298cod ww2,rdr2,gta 5,Minecraft,Texas chainsaw massacre,battlefield 5 there’s a few

[@chimyshark]

Came to this video very interested, having suffered from a gaming addiction many years ago myself, and I can confirm this is not how it goes at all lmao, but still entertaining. This vid is more of a "getting into gaming" cycle, not really a "gaming addiction". I didn't see enough of the constant thoughts of gaming plaguing his head, and all the plans/thoughts Wojak could do to get back to his gaming faster during and especially after work, and withdrawal he'd have during work, and the eventual inability to choose between his car keys and the controller. He also should've lost his friends too, but no, they actually remained his friend even though he was absent from work for 3 months for a stupid reason.

[@Greenpoloboy3]

I love playing games with myself or against the computer. Play whenever you want, today, or next year! No pressure. Its so much more fun. You can enjoy and explore the game and the land/world at your own pace without anyone rushing you. It's far better.

[@Collfuse]

I went to stage 3 then rage quit after a losing streak(bad team, unbalanced match up, constantly carrying, no rewards even for losing team mvp). Was gonna download again but I realized the relief and freedom from not having to care bout the game anymore so i never did

[@Submersed24]

I used to be addicted to games when I was 16-21. I’m kinda happy I stopped but I remember being afraid so many fun gaming experiences were being lost. There’s a lot that I honestly missed out on and I had to rush to pick up social skills after because I used video games to escape from having to feel lonely when I should have been forcing myself to practice socializing despite being horrible at it. I do play story games much more though and much less multiplayer online shooters because those give me an addiction feeling

[@DSxGoldSilver]

I don’t play videogames much anymore but I agree. I prefer story driven as well because it has an end where as most of the online games are just constant grind for a useless skin or item which is bad.

[@quenty_]

Multiplayer game services are specially designed for appear addiction in people. Especially mobile games.

[@kingmidnigh]

No friends???

[@Submersed24]

@@kingmidnigh yeah zero friends. I used to sit by myself at school every day since elementary and got bullied like crazy but now I’m better off than 99% of people because I worked on myself. Sometimes I wish I could restart with what I learned but I’m way tougher mentally that most now

[@cheefqueef6494]

​@@Submersed24cut the cap lmao

[@FlyHighGuy9]

I almost died when they cut to the couch scene and Wojak's got hair and a beard. That shit was hilarious 🤣🤣

[@BobbyDinglenuts]

Wojak is a true gamer for naming himself "Wojak69"

[@agholyspirit3566]

LBS your videos are as accurate as accurate can be. Keep up the awesome work!

[@LowBudgetStories]

Glad you like them! :)

[@ExtremeTourname]

I am from the future, GTA 6 is fun

[@hntr_official]

I know this feeling of finally having accomplished something in life a lot with gaming. Although I generally tend to feel like a total failure which is more aplified in real life. This hits very close to home and has made me think a bit, thanks

[@hystericallotus]

the faces wojak made after he got his first kill and proceeded to go on rampage mode has me rolling

[@Jaxter2i]

1:41 lol

[@Ablackguy]

Once I adapted the mindset of thinking of my life as a video game I lost any desire to go back to playing video games.

[@heikkint]

Old mans advice you dont want to hear: If your 'friends' shame you even a little to buy a 89.99 dollar game 'or else you dont belong' then you need to take action and either loose them or take down their 'friend' status to 'associate'

[@Pfyzer]

20yro guy here. What the Old man is saying is right. If they are you're friends, they won't care whether you have/do or not. Otherwise, they were never your friends in the first place, just some ppl u know that doing the same thing. If i you dont want to leave them, but your circle of friends just has as the only thing holding them all together, it's time to suggest something new for all of you and start doing that more regularly, don't let a singular activity define your friendship. Mix things up yknow, add more food to the table, expand the table, lessen the "FOMO", makes every seat the VIP seat and everyone the Main character.

[@nuclearpugg]

It's not always shaming it's more like not being able to go to a carnival with your friends and have fun moments. That's what makes it even harder

[@tmm8837]

That wasn't the point of the video but yea that's still valid.

[@desperadox1796]

If only Wojak had put the same effort he did into video games toward real life he'd be a beast.

[@drinasun6984]

I got addicted to the console version of TERA. I knew my addiction cycle had to break once it started affecting my spirit. One day, the cycle broke when I got sick of the negative energy the game was emitting. I uninstalled the game the day my characters were deleted.

[@LowBudgetStories]

What games have you gotten addicted to in the past? And why?

[@polonium420]

Used to be a GTA and Fifa addict probably due to them being addictive in nature.

[@erenoz87]

csgo, bcs of a rly funny server

[@KrisKlicks]

Halo 3 because it is the best, black ops 2 because it is the best, Minecraft because it is the best, Skyrim because Skyrim,

[@sweJEverywhere]

stopped playing video games 3 years ago.

[@KrisKlicks]

@@sweJEverywhere stop being miserable and come back

[@Cryharderfruitcakes]

Bro these videos are actually really well made and clever. The humor is dark and relatable. Whoever is behind this channel has talent.

[@HTehnique]

What ever else one might say about Wojack, the fact that he was able to download the whole game in just 4 sec is epic (1:11)

[@psych0delick149]

weird watching this after GTA 6 trailer lol

[@atakankeskin9948]

youtube algorithm is working properly xd

[@janpacyk5641]

Alright. HOW IS THIS LOW BUDGET. This is so good honestly. i love this. It has so much work put into it. I can't believe This guy says it's kinda Low budget. I just love this.

[@RearAdmiralTootToot]

"its either losing it on this game or losing it on crypto" with a hodl poster behind him. 4:00 lmao

[@potatomatop9326]

Bro, i grew up playing Shooter 1 on the Soulja Console back in 1866. The memories...

[@ubu852]

The Globohomo version of Goya's Saturn devouring his son was an unexpected touch of inspiration. Nicely done.

[@Settiis]

Inb4 people start to cope and say ”but gaming is not an addiction 🤓”

[@fevet12]

Some are adept to restraint and can constrain the timeframe they have for gaming however most of them lose track and go overboard with it lmao

[@1marcelfilms]

Its not because i get bored of something super fast

[@lukemorgan6166]

Agree with me or I'll mock you. Mature attitude

[@cinemint]

@@lukemorgan6166 cope and seethe

[@Chris-nn3vu]

@@lukemorgan6166 lol you got OWNED 🤣

[@Dazdov]

$90 game that downloaded in 3 seconds Wojak is living pretty cushy

[@TheStulnoga]

Thats a good story, a lot of people keep playing videogame and leaving their jobs for years. Wojak could handle his situation, so he did pretty well with addiction.

[@bftlcah-by-osp]

5:29 iconic moment after 3 months into gaming

[@InviableTrader]

the 89.99 price tag had me dying

[@MaizenBlue81]

2:47 reminds me of the business card scene in American psycho

[@1-eye-willy]

ive lost everything too drug addiction once upon time, my p4, my wife, car, instruments, condo. almost a decade later ive slowly started getting a small morcel of what i had back. i have a pc and i can emulate and run just about everything i could want, but every time i fire up a game and connect a controller, i cant bare it, it reminds me of a simpler time, it reminds me off what ive lost, its so painful that i cannot enjoy the things i used too, things will never be the same. i can relate to woah jack.

[@michaelweston409]

It’s so true after a few months the game goes from being all your friends talk about to nobody playing it by the end of the year. People just drift off to the next game leaving you as the only guy left playing it .. alone 😂

[@rolex4959]

Same my squad left a year ago but I'm still playing with random teamates😢 I should have to quit game

[@RKDriver]

Diablo 4 has done that in a matter of a couple months. Destroyed by Baldur's Gate along with some of the other BS the devs put in D4 which turned people away.

[@MarwanMahdy]

I like how their lunch is different! Wojak eats normal sandwich, Zoomer eats junk food, and Chad eats protein rich food