The issue with both is that they take feelings of boredom (i.e. motivation to do something new) and trick your brain into releasing neurotransmitters so you don’t feel bored anymore, despite not necessarily doing anything new
The benefit of both is that they can elicit new experiences and new mental connections (aka creative thoughts) through these new experiences
But they can also both be abused, as described above - do you think “exercising” your brain with 8 hours of counter-strike every day provides any tangible benefit? Obviously not, so it’s clearly not quite as simple as you’re making it out to be.
You ever try playing video games....
on weed?
Degenerate
But playing video games isn’t harmful in the same exact ways?
1 != -1
Pot kills your brain. Games exercise it.
The issue with both is that they take feelings of boredom (i.e. motivation to do something new) and trick your brain into releasing neurotransmitters so you don’t feel bored anymore, despite not necessarily doing anything new
The benefit of both is that they can elicit new experiences and new mental connections (aka creative thoughts) through these new experiences
But they can also both be abused, as described above - do you think “exercising” your brain with 8 hours of counter-strike every day provides any tangible benefit? Obviously not, so it’s clearly not quite as simple as you’re making it out to be.
This was going to be my suggestion