I don’t know if it’s aging or just seeing the world around, but I’m with you. My gaming time is down 80% the last few years. I learned a lot from Covid clownery, and moving on from hiding behind escapism is one of those things. Why not use that effort to try to make less reason to want to escape? It’s going to be a different plan for everyone, but for me I put that time in either building family relationships or learning and enhancing skills. In a fun way though, it’s fun hanging out with nephews and cousins and I get to try to rub off some sanity on the future generation.. Or, if I’m working on skills, maybe I’m building something, maybe I’m on the computer developing something, but always learning. Video games for me now are just something to do the last hour or two of the day when it’s dark outside and I’m winding down for bed. It’s not a lifestyle anymore.

This is true. Funnily enough most of the friends I've made online are also dads with very right wing beliefs and it's good to hang with them. Sadly most folks around me don't seem as based.