To be fair, you can replace EVE with HN in that sentence, and it still works for many people (myself included at various times, for both EVE and HN)
I like the charitable view, but I can feel for the sentiment in the parent comment as well. It's unlikely everyone is going to devote every minute of their life to charity. I can give plenty of money and time to charity, and still have time to play games sometimes.
Lots of people quite easily spend as much time watching tv as people like us play video games. I'd argue playing games is at the very least slightly less bad. We are engaging with other people (most of the time), working reflexes, strategy, hand eye coordination, etc. Everyone needs some relaxation and play time, and I suspect video games are a better use of time than a lot of competing alternatives.
I like the charitable view, but I can feel for the sentiment in the parent comment as well. It's unlikely everyone is going to devote every minute of their life to charity. I can give plenty of money and time to charity, and still have time to play games sometimes.
Lots of people quite easily spend as much time watching tv as people like us play video games. I'd argue playing games is at the very least slightly less bad. We are engaging with other people (most of the time), working reflexes, strategy, hand eye coordination, etc. Everyone needs some relaxation and play time, and I suspect video games are a better use of time than a lot of competing alternatives.