Why I hate you if you play video games
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People judge videogames, but have no issue wasting hours on tv shows.
Wasting hours on social media
Wasting hours on RUclips
Hypocrisy
you should quit all of it, vidya is just one piece of the puzzle
@@crazyrr144are you becoming amish?
Stop trying to fucking justify your helpless video game addiction by pointing out obvious other bad habits
Exactly.
@@heavyflamerheresy2581Amish have great things to take off
Has some great points. Although I don’t think this problem directly aims at video games, all of these principles can apply to somebody sitting here watching your videos for a few hours.
exactly
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That's what I was thinking pretty much exactly. Most of these points sound like they're against wasting time and he just equates video games to wasting time. Not a great starting point to make an argument
tbf hamza's videos are self help and they were the kick up the ass I needed to start exercising and being productive, they're not mindless videos. But I don't see anything wrong with gaming if you're not addicted and its just to relax. It's no different than watching TV or browsing the internet.
@Starving Pupil no, just a viewer who believe it or not found a flaw in his logic..im in college always piled with homework and have a job, i don’t really have much time to play even if i wanted to
I completely agree with you. I went from playing 8-12 hours a day to playing 4-6 hours a week. Drastically improved my life. And now when I do get time to sit down with my bros and play I genuinely enjoy it. I found myself when I was playing all day to dread the game and my life. When you work hard all week at your job, school, and the gym and you finally get to sit down and play for a bit you’ll find that you’ll enjoy it so much more.
Why stop putting in the work tho, no need to use video games as a break
Exactly the kind of mindset I have now. Fantastic work man
Dude that’s not enough u have to throw that computer out of the window and never look at it again. It’s a complete waste of time and if u don’t do it u won’t ever be successful in life.
@@julsayn7256 it’s all about progress, abrupt changes has never been effective
i’m pretty sure he’s going to throw it away progressively and it’s the best way to don’t look back at it
@@ilyestamina I disagree stop completely now. None the less good on him
Just an attention seeker who wants views and subscribers😂
I’ve fallen out of love with video games, however my life has improved dramatically when i reduced my video game consumption. Throughout the week, I’m working and improving myself. I work on my side hustle on the weekend as well.
I have a friend in a different country and we play the game together sometimes on the weekend, But we still talk throughout the week about deep topics regarding masculinity, reading, improvement stoicism etc. he actually introduced me to Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations.
I do agree that video games need to go. But I don’t agree that you need to cut out every fun thing in someone’s life. As he said, just don’t get addicted. My step brothers are addicted and justify not going to the gym and playing video games. I feel for them.
as long as you admit that its a bad habit that you are doing intentionally then its fine, because in an ideal world where you had a good quality beautiful woman, a strong community, strong finances and social events always around the corner, then you wouldn't want to play videogames.
@@PRODBYACEq that’s very true. I’ve been surrounding myself with better women (with one right now) better friends from my gym, and getting more involved with the community on my channel. It’s a great thing. I only play because of that friend I’m so close with. Guaranteed if it wasn’t for him I would never pick up the controller again
man you look like a chad just seeing for picture made a positive impact on my life and i am grateful for you
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exactly, the moment I stopped playing video games, I started enjoying the life more and had more motivation to do things in life
Self-control and balance is key. Video games are fine, as long as you don’t overdo it and have a life outside of it. Same goes for getting hammered and clubbing on weekends (Hamza)
"oh but sweetie's are fine when it's only sometimes"
No, theyre not.
@@yourbigbromichael8952 yes, moderation is key
@@yourbigbromichael8952 sweets are fine if you don’t over indulge (this is coming from someone who haven’t eaten sweets in over 2 years)
@@UlyssesVeniVidiVici i'm just taking the piss
I needed this, been trying to progressively play less video games (with some OK results) to take up my time with more and more non stupid tasks like gym, studies and deep work even etc...
Easiest way to play less is to only limit yourself to the weekends, then lessen down from there
I have more problems with yt and p than video games. Shit I went 6 months without video games.
just don't play them?
Best way is to convince your mind you dont want to do it no more
Every single day I don’t play battlefield, I rub one out to PMO like twice in a day back to back. Every single day I successfully resist PMO, it’s only because I sat there playing battlefield. I know what to do but I don’t even know where to start in the Adonis journey at all
I just wanna have fun man… Is that too much to ask?
Tbh this is the first thing I need to disagree hard on. Gaming is just like anything else. You can get addicted to it or not. Sleep can be addicting too. There is a special quote.
"Perfectly balanced, as all things should be." It's always about the balance and harmony of everything and anything.
Exactly. Hamza gets wasted every weekend. What’s the difference? Doing things like this are fine as long as you have balance in life. Recreation is fine.
The quote lmaoo It's true, though. Balance is key.
Agreed.
@@Youttubeuser20932 so if you balance pron and beating ur meat them it’s normal cuz it’s balanced? Genuinely curious if this is the way u think
@@officialthomasjames thing is majority of gamers don’t balance it. 2-5 hours a day isn’t balance
I don’t wanna be one of those guys that are saying “oh you saved my life” but it was people like you that helped me realize how harmful video games are for your physical and mental health so thanks Hamza
I usually agree a lot with you, but as much as games can consume your life, they won't necessarily do so. I see several people who yes, do get addicted and wake up and go to sleep playing video games all day. I used to compare what I thought was playing a lot and then got to see people with 10s of times more play time on a game than I do on total.
But the problem doesn't lie in the hobby of gaming, it lies in someone not administrating the time in their lives. Not all hobbies are necessarily productive or will produce something from their development, not every single of your waking hours are spent on some kind of productive activity.
To me, it seems that you've come to resent gaming, probably as your experience (and maybe the spoken experiences of others) with games was really poor, be it from the kind of games you played or why and how you played them.
For example, many people play games just to fill in time. That's unproductive and unfulfilling, so if someone had a habit of playing games for the sake of spending time away, no wonder they will resent it when they quit and start doing productive things. Maybe you had a similar experience, I don't know, but it seems that whatever your experience was with gaming, you didn't do it for fun or a passion at all.
I've had deep conversations within games, I've made great friends when playing games who I carried into adulthood, I've seen streamers talk about life experiences in game together, I've seen people comment on extracted life lessons they needed to have from playing a game, and so much more.
So overall, you speak as if there is only one kind of experience to gaming, but from my (and many others) lived experience, yours on this subject is very limited.
Nobody should agree with every single thing someone says, and if they do, they have either not heard much, or they aren't living their own life. From how adamant you feel about this and how confident you are about it, despite being so contradicting with my experience, it definitely makes me start questioning other advice as well
Perfectly said. Tbh hamza is still very young with alot more life to experience. Lets be honest, at his age we all thought we knew it all. Then often found many years down the line how wrong we were.
Facts bro I love hamza but he often seems to forget other people's perspectives. This world isn't as black and white as he makes it out to be
I couldn't agree more
I'm happy there is a comment section in which agrees. 🍻
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someone lost his hardcore world
Please go back to playing your life away and let people change their lives
@@user-ue4fh5mv9s
What if a person has a good life, has a family, friends and has a job that he always wished for and plays video games in his free time? Does he need to change anything?
@Boris99999 That's for them to decide, but a lot of us don't have that and we are trying to leave off things which may harm us
@@user-ue4fh5mv9s
Ok, there are weak willed people like yourself that can’t control their behaviour and have to constantly be on edge or else they will give in to their addictions. But that doesn’t mean that every gamer is like that. Stop grouping us together with you and pretending like all gamers have the same problems as you do.
It’s like pretending that all people that periodically drink alcohol are alcoholics!
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I play video games, and the fact that I was even hesitant to click on this video because my brain wouldn't like what he had to say, shows a lot about me as a person. At least I am aware of the issue, thank you Hamza. Much love bro
Good steps in the right direction! You will get over this bad habit, good luck brother!!
Lol this comment was made from a bot account created on the same day as this video
@@Marshal_13 You sound toxic, lighten up bro x
@iasked3371 lol he's not wrong. That account was literally created the same time as this video. It really is hard to trust the authenticity of comments these days.
hey, even though I pretty much agree with you and I'm myself taking a big step back from video games I need to say that they thought me alot, for example because of them I learned english to a very good level and got to talk to alot of people from different cultures and countries and I myself wanted to be a esport player and because of that I learnt about discipline and what it takes to be on the top. It was constant failiure and getting back up, it was rough and even though I'm quitting I'm happy that I started playing them.
I agree with you, I think some things may be good for you at some point in your life but eventually they might start holding you back
I agree, thanks of videogames I discovered English speakers RUclipsrs, other cultures and finally thats how I discovered hamza's channel
Well, that depends like all things in life, how we use the stimulus
I know I'll get backlash for this but I genuinely believe there is some form of balance in the self improvement journey and playing the game, I personally do my best to constantly improve and better myself and Hamza is a big inspiration to me and I agree with alot of things that he says but this topic is something that I'm mixed on. I'm genuinely lost as to there can't be a balance between playing games and being an "Adonis"/better person cause I wanna be the best me that I can be but I also don't want to lose something that's apart of me. I love meditation, reading and working out but I also love playing games as a hobby to relax and connect with my irl friends especially with some of us living in different towns. I've always tried to create a perfect balance between the two as I hardly game and would rather do self improvement stuff or study for school. If anyone has advice on how to create a balance or how to improve pls comment down
I agree with you! It's not about going extreme, but keeping a balance. Humans need rest from time to time and we aren't robots that are programmed to do self-improvement 24/7. I think Hamza is just projecting his addictive personality onto everyone. Videos games shouldn't consume your life, but just cutting something out that might bring you joy seems foolish to me as well! :)
100% bro, i agree just make sure to not use video games as a way to procrastinate or form an addiction
I only play video games when im with friends i like to think that’s a good balance
I moved 200 miles away from my mates and we connect through gaming and have alot of fun... how is that a bad thing?
Life is all about balance. Some people taking it tooo seriously
Coming back to this video after quitting video games gives me a completely different perspective. Thank you hamza for calling out my bullshit when I was 14. This video began the journey that I took to change my life
Coming from someone who is big into self-improvement, it’s ok to take some time out of your day for some pleasure, solely for the sake of pleasure.
Embracing delayed gratification is an important part of self-improvement, but like anything else, it can be pushed too far. Not everything has to be about productivity. Once you get a certain amount of work done in a day, there's no reason why you can't enjoy some pure fun, be it playing a video game or watching some Netflix.
Get pleasure from the real world not a screen.
Right, one can't be productive 24/7.
@@juanpaz5124 Exactly. It's honestly not even a lifestyle that most people would want. We're not robots with defined missions to accomplish.
"Adonisss" should know that he might get hit by a car at 45, and that it would be a shame for him to have had delayed all of his gratification, in hopes of finally allowing himself to enjoy things in a future that never came to be.
bro just get pleasure with better and healthier things
Err on the side of caution ?
Idk man. Video games are a form of art. Like it depends on the game and how much time you spend doing it, but saying there’s nothing positive about games is like saying there’s no value in film or fiction. People showing their creativity and inspiring others is a net positive in my opinion. Personally I’ve always been the type to just blast through single player games and just enjoy the story and world building and music etc. and then not touch another game for weeks or months until something else catches my interest. They’re just like interactive movies with branching story lines and more details to see. I can better understand your perspective based on multiplayer games cuz those often feel like unsatisfying time sinks but even then I love a good historical fps that can make me feel immersed in a certain setting. If it’s no good for you I get it and not everything you say is wrong and it’s worth reflecting on and considering but at the end of the day it’s art and with moderation I wouldn’t call it a vice and I even think it can be somewhat of a positive thing.
Completely agree with you. Films can also serve as vessels to explore the human condition through themes such as questioning morality, one's humanity, the psychology of addiction, and so on. As an art form, it also can be utilized to be forms of emotional catharsis.
cope
i mean like i have been playing video games for years now, but even then, if u want to escape something dont, fix it permanently because that's what I have begun doing
Yeah basically that. Still fucked up how games are at times looked at with a weird perspective. But nah films and other stuff can be art. Yeah sure buddy. Almost anything can fuck someone up if they over do it.
I tend to give a pass to heavily narrative driven games for this reason, but I think the slower, more deliberate, approach of reading a fiction book allows you to experience a compelling narrative without overstimulating.
A lot of people on the comments say there's some balance, I disagree. Once the momentum comes, you will want to be on self improvement full time and will realise you have a finite amount of time and that these habits, attitudes and decisions (high value things) will compound leading to you improving across the board (in a sense levelling your confidence, stature, strength, intelligence).
Facts
Because a lot of people use balance as an excuse to do a bad habit.
@@tomsektul31 💯
Yeah, you can’t balance an addiction. You have to eliminate it.
Heard of the term pick you poison?
This guy acts like he has never heard of social media
Shame
I slightly disagree Hamza.
I play video games. I never ever play more than an hour a day, and I rarely play every day in a week. I set a timer. In fact, I normally only play 30-45 minutes a day. I read/meditate/work out three, four times as much as I play video games.
I only play single player games, that way I can stop and start whenever I want. I think I have found a good balance with them.
Yes, at the end of the year I’ve probably spent about 200 or so hours playing them. Yes that’s a lot of time. But it’s time I’m willing to spend playing them because that is the 20% that gives me the 80% of joy. Im willing to sacrifice growth in those 200 hours for some instant gratification.
you are a part of the .01% then
I completely relate with you. I play Insurgency on Laptop every second/third day for about 30 minutes. I used to play lots of games like Hearts of Iron4 and i could play it for 14 hours straight. My personal opinion is that playing videogames (not as a hobby) is healthy till you don't think about it after quiting the playing session. Well Iam happier without playing games. Its good feeling that I actually used that time in actual life, study, work, relationships, hobbies. Gaming is like eating junk food. It tastes good, but eating very often or overeating leads to unhealthy body and addiction.
dude bro less than an hour bro ur insane
Grew up in the peak ps2/xbox era and honestly I'd love to disagree with your take. I ended up taking up 3d animation and game design as my college degree and ended up picking a job in a major indie video game company. I definitely ended up reducing my playtime to reduce the amount of time I spent staring at a screen. I know it doesnt seem like much compared to other hobbies I've had like hiking and fishing, but at the end of the day I'd credit 17 year old me who picked up video games cause I wouldn't be where I am right now without it.
but playing video games is loosely related to actually making one, but you have your passion just be mindful of living in the real world.
@@PRODBYACEq bruh u literally have to play video games to make one. That's how you understand how to make one
Congrats, you’re one of the outliers but he’s clearly talking about people that mindlessly play games all day long with no drive or ambition.
@@PRODBYACEq Videogames are way more complicated mate
your situation is different. majority of dude's that play video games a lot don't end up getting a very good career out of it like yourself.
I would come home from school and play Minecraft or Call of Duty for hours, long enough for it to count as a full time job. If i could get back all those wasted hours, I could have made so much progress in other areas of my life so much faster
It’s to the point where I play battlefield until the last second for my school work submission. I have a paper due tonight and I woke up at 11:40 today… I know what to do but I don’t know if I have the strength to do it.
If you enjoyed those hours then they arent wasted
@@stralebruklin tell that to a heroin addict, he's having fun too. Doing heroin all day is productive according to you, Mr. Einstein.
@@C4rnee heroin and video games are 2 completely different things lmao, you will die from heroin, plus heroin addicts are deffinetly not enjoying it. Hustle culture is just so cancerous. What is the point of life if you are not enjoying it? It is entirely possible to learn, work out, go out and play league with your friends for 3 hours in the same day. You dont need to be productive all day every day. I will never regret my days of playing video games because i was truly having fun while still being able to balance it with school, chilling with friends etc. Its all about balance.
@@C4rnee false equivalence
What really weeded me off of video games was the experience of every interaction I had being somewhat negative. A lot of the individuals I talked to over the internet were either depressed or just complained about their life. As a result, video games went from an enjoyable past time, to something I felt no desire or passion in doing.
yeah same, but now I got addicted to single player games instead
Did you just never play a single player game
Hit the mute button 😂
Not every Game IS league of Legends tho, try single player, some tells u some really nice stories with awesome characters+voice acting, music, an amazing place to explore, etc...
I've easily quit PMO for some months now but my video game addiction is still causing problems in my life. This video is coming at me at the perfect time. I will try my hardest to break this addiction. thank you Hamza
Don't try, do it
@@VKK-cr1ukhaha thats funny, one of the games i still play a lot is world of tanks and now a tank comes along to tell me to stop
Probably the inverse with me. I deleted my most beloved game. I could easily quit all the other games, but I just want to complete a couple last levels in a few games. Meanwhile, I've told myself to quit pmo and fallen into it despite not really wanting it. I've gone weeks, months at a time, and still fallen. Of course, the PMO feels so much worse than video games, but neither are productive.
I play 2-3 hours on the weekend, and when I'm really engaged in the story maybe 4. I like the stories the games tell and the characters in them. I never play video games on the weekend before I do all of my productive things like weightlifting, meal prep, guitar, reading, running, and cleaning. The characters in these games were a massive reason why I started lifting weights and working out seriously a few years ago. Playing DMC inspired me to lose 60 (220 to 160) pounds because I wanted to be like the main characters, and now I am in great health. Your problem was playing grind games like Runescape where you click on things to level your character for 10 hours.
fr video games are a work of art for me and an inspiration for my own work and such.. I actually value the time I spend on it and it''s okay IMO just if you don't spend 10000 hours on league and you don't actually enjoy it ngl
We humans see everything as stories and these books, movies and even video games are like that and a work of art we can appreciate.
IMO Hamza is generalizing too much. He thinks everyone is like him and views it like him. He sees his younger self, but the same advice is not for everyone. Don't tell someone they can't just because you couldn't. I think that if you don't enjoy it and still waste time of it, it's a waste of time.
Some for example actually like spending 1000 hours on something and honing their skills in video games. Whilst others (like me) are there for the relationships the stories to be told and lore to be explored.
There are many different kinds of gamers though and this is where I don't know what my point is.
My take is that if you enjoy it and it does NOT take over your life and stops you from doing the things you actually want please go ahead. If you have the feeling that you are wasting time than there is a high chance you are.
Although, I don't know if everyone CAN have a healthy relationship with video games. But at least I know I have, and I can. so yeah
I haven’t payed video games in like a year, but I remember the hundreds of hours spent playing with my friends irl, races and heists on GTA, minecraft and pro clubs on fifa. I remember literally falling down the sofa laughing my arse off and taking the piss all night with them at times. I definitely don’t regret those times and I don’t even think they’re bad. I think that’s actually a positive habit. If my friends still played these I’d probably go on again with them
@@tamzid5811 agreed.
@@tamzid5811 yes thank you!!! You read my mind. Not everyone is like hamza. Not everyone plays games like RuneScape. Frankly I dont even know what the heck it is. Im very cautious about games I play and how long I play them for. I'm incredibly picky when it comes to games so when I do start playing , it's really meaningful to me.
@@tamzid5811 yea it really does feel like Hamza is just projecting his own negative experiences with video games onto the audience and assuming that everyone who played them wasted their lives and didn't actually enjoyed them. I will always cherish the time I spent playing them as a kid and the little time I do spend on them these days
Nah bro, im a jeffrey, and i watched it completly through.
I have a full time job in IT, and sit all day in the office or at homeoffice, after that i get myself some food and some energy drinks and join my friends over discord. I literally have no friends in the city i live here, bc i mooved for my now ex gf and got myself a job. I had a lot of social anxiety to speak with some people who are not on the same level as me and my friends are.
Gf broke up with me, and slept by a good (now former) friend of mine since like 4 weeks now.
I found a flat too moove away in this city asap. Will moove out in a few weeks.
Found this channel like a week ago, my youtube addiction keeps me bingewatching your content in through on both of your channels.
I signed up for a gym today. Wish me luck.
Love what you do.
We believe in you
@@eriksafin Thank you bro
Thing is I work in the game industry as a 3d artist. I don't know how to reconcile this. If everyone was like Adonis, I wouldn't have a career/passion lol.
Lmaooo
Become a lumberjack
Basically, just make video games a part of what you are, not make it define you. And ofc it's a big no no if it's playing just for the sake of procrastinating but other than that I don't really see why it's bad
Adonis sounds boring you do you
lmaooo
Here's my thoughts. I play Minecraft. I used to be a much larger Jeffrey, playing minigames and other games as well, and even Minecraft for like 10 hours a day. I used to play it until 4 or 5 am pretty much every day. I still play it, but I interact with it in a healthier way now. My sleeping habit is regular: I go to sleep at 10 and wake up at 7. In terms of my self improvement journey, I've added on one habit every month to break or gain, that I'd keep doing after the month has passed, and I've done that for a few months now. Stopping video games is far down my list, but it's in the 2022 category. I think that I interact with Minecraft in a semi-healthy way because I like to build complex structures and manage resources. I can confidently say that it has definitely made me more creative and look at things in a different way. I will admit that I play it for 3 or 4 hours every day. However, I understand that it's something that I should stop, as it gives me false gratification and purpose, is very stimulating, and takes up a lot of my focus. I'm planning on transitioning off of Minecraft onto other productive hobbies like coding, but I think I should have it after I have a lot of good stable habits woven into my routine, so I don't feel suddenly deprived and break all of them.
It might be better to replace Minecraft with other creative activities like writing or drawing, since these creative skills have a lot more carry over to real life situations.
@@aegeus6305 Yeah, I like writing and I have something I'm working on, so that'll be a good substitute
You and me both, brother.
proud of you bro! That self awareness is crucial. Just don't delay it :)
I know that feel. I refused to migrate for both privacy and political reasons, but another consequence was having the access to my account revoked. I've since emailed Mojang support and had my account permanently erased. A tough step, it's my most beloved game with thousands of hours in it, but it had to be done. I can quit all gaming, and I likely will when I have a job or full time education. If you want to fully erase it, the deletion process is just an email away. Of course, it's a radical and irreversible change, and it erases years of vapid structures. It even is a monetary loss, though I think the game paid back its value. Whatever it takes, though. God bless.
As much as I disagree with all the blind (and frankly inaccurate) assumptions that he attempts at using to make an argument, it restores my faith to see a comment section of critical thinkers actually sharing different opinions instead of dog piling on anybody that disagrees.
you literally just dogpilled him smh
Thank you!
@@meeckamc you just can't handle a different opinion like most others. Think uniquely for once.
Condescending much?
Jarrod Zarr
Quitting video games was the best thing for me no cap...... From wasting hours levelling up in virtual games to levlling up irl and crushing my goals. Thank u Hamza for calling out this evil bullshit industry (no i don't hate minecraft)
How is gaming different from that one slice of pizza you had while partying? Couldn't you use all of your arguments against even a minimal amount of video games to that? Couldn't your argument for that pizza apply to gaming?
That's what I thought. Maybe he's making a distinction because video games are harder to consume in small sessions?
eating pizza and drinks with friends is social activity, its good for u in reasonable amounts, u cant be antisocial, but u do not benefit from video games - its waste of time and tbh not even fun compared to many, much useful, activities
If you only do it like once a month along side your real life friends with all of you sitting together on a couch then go ahead, your not a Jeffery. The vast majority aren’t doing this, that’s the problem.
@@michalhudec3342 games are also a social activity for many people, and many lifelong friendships are nurtured through that shared activity. For likely the majority people Hamza's arguments are true, but to say that it should _never_ be done is to potentially miss out on the value that's possible.
Yeah so the problem is, that the people that are playing “1 hour” (me included sometimes) aren’t playing for 1 hour. so it’s not like having 1 slice of pizza it’s like having 3. then it’s like having another 3 slices the next day then another 3 2 days later
I feel like this is something I wont see eye to eye on ever when it comes to your thoughts on video games. I just feel like what we were surrounded by and how we used video games differs alot. Maybe im the exception or in the majority of people that really doesnt see anything inherintly wrong with it. Im definitely not addicted i can go months without playing them, i only play with my friends or story driven games on my own sometimes, but im never spending more than 3 hours max on a game. The friends I have that play video games are some of the coolest people ive met. Hard working, humble, we always have deep conversation, we uplift each other we go to the gym together. This is probably because most of my friends are muslim so naturally we are always looking to improve ourselves and are all on this self improvement journey. I feel like the video game bad argument can apply to alot of people that are not of faith or people with just little to no self control in general (which can also apply to people of faith). For these type of people then yes i somewhat agree with you that they will probably have to let go of video games to actually progress, but alot of people can balance this and still get far. My friends and family are proof of this and alot of my cousins and friends are doing well for themselves mentally and physically but they still play video games. Thats just my opinion though and I know it wont convince you, just wanted to put my view out there and see if people related to my circumstance since im sure many do.
Edit: I have noticed the same few people replying to comments similar to mine talking about my experiences and why I think they aren't bad. I cant lie to you - you guys are just as bad as the "jefferys" hamza talks about. I won't entirely dismiss your opinions but just know you are mimicking a parrot. May Allah guide you guys
Edit 2: I never knew this comment would spawn so much conversation, its really interesting seeing every throw in their 2 cents in my experiences and what I think about all of this
I'm in a similar boat, games don't come first, self improvement comes first, but that's not to say that video games can't fit the schedule, it's all about balance and I can control my urges pretty well, I grew up playing video games and now as an adult I find myself playing less and less as the years go by, as the responsibilities pile up, as I get better, stronger and richer and yet I still have an hour or two to squeeze some gaming into my routine, I like hamza but we are NOT gonna see eye to eye on this topic, and that's completely fine!
"I feel like" does not compute. Logic does
Jeffrey lmfao
that's kind of what i am experiencing too. from a young age i was always conditioned by my parents to only play videogames on weekends so it became an unconcious habit of mine for my entire life. Everytime i even try to play videogames on weekdays even though it was a holiday it still felt wrong to me so even on holidays i only play on weekends, and now that i am in highschool and is in a lot of organizations it's becoming very rare for me to even find time to play videogames on weekends, max playtime that i could get on a non busy day is 3 hrs and that's a rare case since now every single one of my assignments and tasks are online and is always strictly monitored, it took me about 9 months just to beat Batman Arkham city lol, but i still enjoy videogames very much and i am feeling very conflicted because while i love videogames, Hamza completely despises it and i love Hamza too man. i've always just tried to ignore what he says about videogames but it always lingers in the back of my mind what if videogames are exactly what hamza is telling me and that it's ruining my life. I'm perplexed
My best friend who is now my room mate is someone i met on csgo like 10 or so years ago, and hes someone whos done so much in my life that i would genuinely die for without blinking. I game, i stream sometimes, but it isnt somthing that takes over my life, and thats alot to say considering that i have austim. Gaming isnt a sin and i dont believe theres anything wrong with it, i get where hes coming from but i will never agree. While i do agree that going out in nature ect and experiancing life is very important and that anything god made is superior, i enjoy gaming, i check up on my friends that i used to work with in highschool and game with them from time to time. But i understand hamza and realise that his hate for games and many other things isnt a entirely a problem with self improvement but with improving himself, its how he views himself and things he deals or has dealt with personally. Im completely against people being absorbed in any kind of media, or idulging in degeneracy (playing porn, indulging in netflix abominations, tiktok ect) but to say that gaming or even the consept of it is somehow somthing that should garner hate of not only the medium but people is something that i will never be able to agree with.
Most games are shit, very very few are real art. But those very few I think are worthwhile. Dark souls is one big allegory for depression and whether you have the pure grit to endure. Red Dead Redemption 2 gives you a great example of a man to be a role model. Way better example of true masculinity then anything Hollywood is popping out. You can feel it, most games are products to be consumed, trying to get you to get you addicted like a bird pecking the button for some corn. But there are a few that are truly art and have something worthwhile to say, I think they should be experienced
I loved RDR 2. Arthur was a superbly written character and despite all of the struggle he went through he stayed true to his friends depending on the choices you made throughout the game.
100%
That game is a masterpiece, took me awhile to get thru but the message in that game is worth, a great role model and figure with a sad ending, proving life isn't always fair for everyone in the end...
ever heard of indie games?
It’s funny because 99% of people who bring up the argument that you can make money off video games.
Don’t make money off video games.
Adonissss.... Adonis doesn't live a life of absolutes. Adonis walks the balance of enjoying life and improving himself to enjoy the future even more. He's constantly self reflective, making sure he's not taking things too far to the detriment of his future self or those around him. He builds his social circle both in person and virtually, forming close connections through a variety of mediums. He doesn't unnecessarily limit the beauty in the world that he's able to enjoy, while also not letting it get in the way of the rest of what life has to offer.
Bro pixels and fake worlds and escapism through video games are not even in Adonis's mind
@@slimshell2448 Adonis doesn't use video games for escapism. He plays them cuz he genuinely enjoys it. Just because Hamza wasted his time on video games as a way to escape his life doesn't mean that everyone does the same. Sometimes, I'll play video games at the end of my week as a reward for all the time I spent on self improvement. You don't have to completely cut off video games if u actually enjoy it. But you should also never let it get in the way of your self improvement
@@demetriusean Yes. True, I over exaggerated the issue in my last comment
What is with you weirdos and the Adonis
I don't want to be the next gigachad thanks im happy being me
I would say my experience with video games has had one genuinely good effect. About 3 years ago, I started looking into aviation and was fascinated with all the buttons 12 year old me saw on the flight deck, so I asked my parents for a flight simulator and they agreed. I read through manuals, watched videos, hours of trial and error just to learn how to even play the flight simulator and fly the plane. I do however classify it as a game, it does give me alot of overstimulation. Fast forward 3 years, I have decided to pursue an airline career as flying jets TRULY makes me happy, I can save 2k on flight classes due to my prior knowledge which came from video games/ flight sims. However i think this falls more into the category of an esports player that hamza said as they worked on the game and practiced more than they played, which was my case. I don't really play flight sims that much anymore as i have learned the basics and have admitted to myself that i am no longer learning anything new, just flying planes for fun since i have learned a great amount of aviation. In my opinion i think this is a rare case of video games being helpful torwards someone.
I think games like flight simulator are the exception because they're simulators but I can see where games like gta call of duty and fortnie draw a problem
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@@nivaneh1010 Yeah, used to play those as well but not anymore.
Have the exact same experience with strategy games, witch made me love topics like Geography, History and even Politics.
God damn ur profile picture
Personally this is my Jeffrey experience.
About 3 years ago I found someone that was a lot like me. I was really lonely so he was my first friend and we played everyday pretty much for about a year. We were going to the same school everyday it was really fun. I think during that first year we had a group we would walk with at school during breaks and some people from that group started playing games too with us. And we played regularly during those times too. This last summer, I played every night for about 3-6 hours with the "first friend". To be honest I don't really regret it too much. We had a lot of fun. I think Hamza played games where you rarely interact with people. I was playing csgo and it's pretty fun to mess around, troll, have fun and also be somewhat competitive. I have a lot of fun memories from it. But I found hamza at the end of December. I didn't play as much with my friend after that summer because I have to commute a long time to uni and I don't really feel like playing competitive games even though I found them really fun. So I went from playing everyday to once a week. And yesterday I played again from a 2 week break. I really didn't want to. I kind of hated the idea. I kinda felt forced to cause I was playing every week but I didn't for 2 so I was like, ok maybe I should play and socialise with my friends a bit. It was a lot of fun and genuine laughter during that time. I suggest if you're like me (introverted) and you don't mind talking to the group chat daily instead of playing games daily with them, do it once a week. You will see the beauty in taking the break and also the beauty in having fun with your group. I do also want to get my first friend onto self improvement once I believe I am good enough myself.
Oh sh!t 18:10
being someone whos been gaming with the same group of guys for 10+ years playing several different mmos and all kinds of different games together i can agree. These memories are something i wouldn't ever trade.
Everything you say its true. I play games.
Everyone addicted to games knows this.
They just cant stop.
There is nothing else for them... Its a vicious cycle like drugs.
@Max Reshetov Im making a plan and it includes quitting gaming within 2 years.
If games are something you enjoy, you don't have to quit them entirely. You just need to come up with healthy plans to make you happy without neglecting your real life.
@@quibisquibis3316 What game was it?
I AGREE 100% Been a "streamer" for 10 years and I have more regret than joy for all the time that I have sunk into video games. If I would have been committed to myself instead I wouldn't be 28 and feeling like a failure. But it ends now boys. I'm on a better path now. Less gaming more learning/growing. Let's grow. Luckily stumbled across fasting and it's something that has changed my life forever in the best way. Cause society has made us massive consumers to blind us to the truth. Control yourselves my dudes. Nothing is free. It's at the cost of your attention. Be careful what you consume. Both with your eyes and your mouth.
God bless you for such words, much needed !
the amount of times ive seen my friends say they dont have time for self improvement and then have like 50 hours in elden ring drives me nuts
I have 49 hours in Elden Ring, best game of the year for sure
@@leoortiiiz imagine the pushups that coulda been done lol
@@asimfarooqi4998 self control and balance is key, gamers should know this by now...
@@asimfarooqi4998 Imagine the fun you're missing out, I play like 3 hours a week (sometimes a little more and sometimes way less). You can have a weekly dose of fun with friends and still workout stop being obsessed with refusing entertainment
@@leoortiiiz yea these dudes are getting way too obsessed with trying to be productive 24/7 that they're actually impeding in enjoying their life. They literally sound like workaholic hustle culture zombies
I feel like this is more of an attack on instant-gratification overstimulants rather than just videogames. Not every game is league of legends, or dota, or some game meant to suck as much of your time and money as possible while only engaging your brain in unhealthy and addicting ways. There are definitely games like that, and a lot of people are addicted to them and need help to pull themselves out of the hole they’ve dug themselves into. I know people like that, that spend all day doing nothing but overstimulating their brain, and it’s sad. It’s the same thing as guy coming home to spend 4 hours wasting their time on tiktok or porn or some shit. Those are the people I think hamza is talking to here. But not every game is like that, so I think it’s unfair to demerit games as an entire medium. This goes for other things too - a person watching breaking bad and reading Don Quixote is not going to get the same experience as a person watching the shitty full house reboot and reading trashy romance novel. Arguing that playing any game, no matter what it is, is bad, is the same thing as arguing against any other piece of media as well. So of course I agree that the people who spend 8 hours a day playing leave with cheeto dust coating their room need serious fucking help, but not every game is league and not everyone who plays games is a cheeto dust-covered loser.
Can you name a single video game that doesn't rely solely on the overstimulation and instant gratification?
Also from a bio-med sci point of view, TV is a fundamentally different reaction centre in the brain, video games are a whole other league of problem compared to TV. TV is by and large a non-issue, and doesn't trigger the same cycles of hundreds of hours a fortnight in an addictive slump, although very rarely it can.
@@neildepressedtyson540 a short hike is a game where you are a little bird guy and you take a short hike. it only lasts a few hours and it’s meant to be relaxing. I see where you’re coming from saying that games are more addictive than other mediums, because they absolutely have the most potential to be due to the nature of the interactability they possess. But my argument is that not every game is meant to do that. There are countless games that are not meant to do that. I feel like people who mostly play multiplayer shooters and shit don’t really comprehend that other games exist lol (not assuming you are one of those people, just wanted to make a generalization). It’s kind of ridiculous to assume that every game ever made was meant to make you maliciously addicted
@@neildepressedtyson540 you want eye opening? Try this game: That Dragon Cancer.
@@strawhatdac Hold on, without even seeing this game before, are there "rewards" based things? Hidden treasure? Items? Any sort of dopaminergic satiating behaviour that causes the player to explore further into the world/map to uncover more rewards or dopamine hits in the form of secrets or unique encounters? If yes, then it's not exempt from the same formula, it's just very tame. Sounds like a fun game though.
@@strawhatdac Literally nobody claimed that every game ever was to make you maliciously addicted, in fact I can't find the words maliciously addicted in any comments.
I agree with most things said here; however, I don’t hold such an extreme view against video games.
Firstly there’s a distinction between the types of games you’re playing. Some games are really addictive and play a negative role in peoples lives. Games like CSGO, COD, GTA online, Battlefield hold very little value and drain both your time and money. Also, these are the worst games for socialization.
On the other hand, plenty single player games, and games like Minecraft can be calming and educational in some aspects. Especially if you’re younger (young teens and less) I don’t see the harm in playing these non-predatory games.
I don’t play games anymore, not out of a hatred for games, but I just kind of got bored of them as I got a bit older (I’m 17 now turning 18 soon). I’ve made genuine friends and had genuine conversations over video games. They are fun and as a kid you should be enjoying your childhood. But, I’ve also faced the predatory practices of games (I’ve spent a lot of money).
Tbh, video games could be treated as any another media like TV, reading, or music, but it’s something that most people get out of naturally. What’s worse than video games imo are the mindless social media feeds on tiktok, instagram, RUclips. I have a little brother And I’d much rather see him having fun on ps4 and his vr with his friends genuinely having fun than him mindlessly scrolling through Tiktok.
Def agree
yo, my name is aiden jones, i have the same profile picture as you and my dads name is jeff jones. crazy world. huh?
@@failsify7854 my names not actually jeff jones tho XD still crazy
This tbh, what he experienced is grinding RuneScape for hours on end which skewed his opinion and views HEAVILY. Videogames are while to some a waste of time it really depends on what you do and how long you work and also what you play
Stalker games are masterpiece,
The story is bad (imo) but the plot is good
Hate is strong, but the message is right
Yeah and he made a strong statement
I've always thought that playing video games helped me relax, watching this video definitely stung hard since it nails a lot of the ugly realities of me indulging in them and the pointless perfectionism I exhibit in what is ultimately just a video game. I'm glad I sat through it and listened to every word you said though, it's given me the push I need to make the effort in pushing video games back and regaining control of my life.
Not really related to your comment, but you have a great vocabulary!
I made a reaction to hamza topic on video check it out if yall dont mind 🙏🏾
you got a really good open mindset. i bet many folks who watched this video could not get past the sting of their video-game identity being challenged and refused to listen to hamza's advice
@@ryzenfromashes did you actually read the comments? Because you'll see people are actually just pointing out what is both good and bad about gaming. Being objective instead of taking Hamzas word as gospel
I disagree hard bro, video games are an art form like films or music. Depends what you play and how you play though I guess. And if you wanna talk about reading, games like disco elysium and planescape torment are introspective stories that make you think as deep as any other fiction would, and have fun doing it.
I feel like what you are talking about is a culture of gaming and playing competitively (not having fun) and you do have a point there. Games like cod or even tekken (which i rate) where you are sinking time into it to improve a skill for no tangible gain is arguably a waste.
But the thing about not making real friends is kinda bs that's just your experience.
And I'm not saying it's "productive" but if I'm gonna choose anything to do in my downtime it's gonna be something I genuinely love to do.
Yeah COD and fifa might be trying to f.ck your wallet but to compare zelda, gothic, deus ex etc etc to porn addiction is just straight wrong and I know it's because we just live in different worlds but I hope one day you can stop holding yourself back from something that can be fun and meaningful and not at all harmful.
I agree with you mate, I think this viewpoint about no videogames etc. is a bit extreme. If you enjoy videogames then that is fine, play for a bit after working hard, really do not understand the genuine disgust towards playing with mates for a bit
Video games are for kids though, lets be honest they are kid entertainment, once you reach 18 your just wasting your time
@@joeystringfellow4466 Find 1 child that has completed planescape torment and ill stfu.
I learned this lesson hard in college. I woke up. As soon as I stopped my grades sky rocketed. Now I just play when I get breaks from school. I can honestly say my life was never going anywhere playing video games, I use to play all day everyday. Now I got goals and it feels good. I learned though that it can still be easy to procrastinate even without video games.
Good for you. I like that you acknowledge even without video games you still procrastinate. I do too, for me it’s RUclips. I sunk more hours in RUclips than video games.
@@r3mii619 Me too.
@@Chris_t0 Social media is far worse than video games, even if both can be bad. Don't know where you're getting this.
but you still play games though
@@vergil_6707 I will fully quit if I get a wife and kids. You have my word.
I personally have had a great experience with esports/gaming, I think you just need to moderate it correctly. I've made cool intelligent friends, been able to consolidated a consistent level of finances through gaming/esports. But I worked pretty hard in the realm of gaming, it's definitely not for most people.
From someone who’s gone through the same journey, I 100% agree with Hamza. I used to be an absolute addict but I was consciously aware that this isn’t right and that is key to fixing and problem in life. You can’t make up excuses for it. If you’re gonna do it, do it while admitting that you’re wrong. The way I eventually fixed my problem was by deciding to take a clean 3months break. And I promise you life hasn’t ever felt any better. And I’m telling you that it will be hard, but only for the first month. Once you breakthrough that first month, you’ll look back and spit on your old self cuz u will now be so proud of yourself cuz you’re actually building yourself up in those hours that you used to waste. And that’s not to say that you will never get to play. I may play with some old mates once every month or so, but whenever I’m not playing I don’t think about the game and I’m not feeling bad for not playing. And that’s ultimately how you gain control over yourself. The amount of discipline it will take of you to break that bad habit will be huge. But once you do it you will truly be able to achieve anything you put ur mind into. Keep going legends 👊
I watched your entire video but I can't say I fully agree. There are many nuggets of truth in your statements, but some subjective oversights. If someone is the type to mindlessly consume video games for hours on end then they will mindlessly consume any form of entertainment they replace it with, regardless of how productive said activity may or may not be. The issue then lies with the person. I have been a gamer since a young child.
Education is quite low where I am from (school districts are poor, not much academic reinforcement in most homes, drugs, broken families, etc) but I never struggled because gaming taught me to read back when most rpgs were text based cause the studios weren't big enough to hire voice casts. I was in 3th or 4th grade reading Shakespeare out a high school textbook.
Gaming gave me a love of history playing all the old medieval games or stuff like early god of war causing me to read up on my greek mythos to understand whats going on.
I once played a game called cellcraft that taught me all about the anatomy of a cell several YEARS before I ever learned it in school.
My "gaming friends" at one point in my youth were all very mature people in their 30's and 40's. They kept me out of alot of the trouble young ppl get themselves into otherwise.
I could go on but I hope you see my point is there is alot to be gained from ANY form of entertainment as long as you are in the mindset to learn from it. If you are of the mindset to waste time, then you will waste time - even if the activity is deemed to be productive.
How many people played sports all their life and ended up getting injured or quitting and getting fat?
How many people decided to go out make "real friends" and ended up in gangs or with a bunch of children or worse?
How many people went the gym instead and ended up juiced out on steriods?
The idea of only ever being productive and never seeking that quick dopamine rush is more unrealistic than me being an esports player, truth is we must all pick our poison and live with the pros/cons.
Love your comment. I cant even count the small benefits gaming has brought me. Things like furthering my language skills, piquing my interest in various subjects I wouldnt have been interested in otherwise, satisfying my social needs while suffering from an anxiety disorder, the list goes on.
Makes me want to ask Hamza "what are you doing with your life that's so important?" Its kinda sad listening to him just say "shut the fuck up" to hypotheticals that are completely valid. Example: he asks "why would you ever read a book if you're an active gamer?" And then when replying to a hypothetical "well I read and I play video games," the only response is "shut the fuck up?" Honestly extremely pitiful from some hustle culture junkie expecting to have his advice taken seriously. Way out of his league with this subject.
@@NotJarrod He states in his video that he is projecting his feelings for his former self so he may understand he isn't being totally realistic, but not all teen/young adult male gamers are like who he was. Some of us benefit more from gaming than without.
He does have really good points though. We can at times use gaming as a mechanism to cope with our shitty lives instead of improving them. But he is viewing these points of his within a vacuum as we as humans are not immune to outside influence.
How likely is it that our peers who are not gamers instead choose sex, alcohol, gambling, crime, or hard drugs as the very same crutch he sees gaming as?
@@insertnamehere7679 I play games myself and I think this is just one huge cope. Excuses and excuses…
@@insertnamehere7679 such a sensitive soul, bless you.
@@insertnamehere7679 do I have to make a point? you are taking my comment seriously 💀
I stop playing video games my whole mindset change the way I think changed and the way i look at things changed and I had so much more time to be productive and focus on actual life rather than hide away in a virtual reality with my problems still there your a top G my friend and I respect you for helping other people stay strong my friends ❤️ 🙏 👍
I still play video games, but only for a few weeks out of a year. The last video games I played were Nier Automata and Spider-Man PS4 in 2019. I played Nier Automata for the same reason I read books/watch videos on philosophy. It was an existential masterpiece that I had to experience. And I played Spider-Man PS4 because of my unadulterated love and nostalgia for Spider-Man.
Completlely agree with your point with Nier Automata. Thats one of the games that I will never regret playing it. Also with FF9 and FF7.
The problem with hamza is that he barely scratched the surface. Video games are a form of art but how could he know if all he did was waist his time playing RuneScape lmao no wonder he has a very negative view on video games.
@@alejandroaraiza2226 agreed. I like hamza. He’s usually right on most things. but as with every youtuber instructing young men on how they should live their lives; take the meat and throw away the bones… Should you waste tons of hours on gaming if every other aspect of your life is in complete disorder? Hell no. Youre a fool if you do. It’s detrimental! But if all the important aspects of your life are in order and balanced, play what you want. Watch whatever movies/series you want. Read what you want. Do what you want. So long as there is balance, there is no problem.
I used to be a big gamer back when I was a kid, 5 to 6 hours a day, I kept playing for a couple more years than they just didn't seem fun anymore, I'd hop on to play and was already closing the game 30 minutes after it started. I BARELY played for about a solid year, in that year I played maybe 4 or 5 times. But then, Elden Ring came out, I've been having genuine fun with the game and love playing it, after I finish I'll probably stop playing games again. I understand that gaming is a bad habit, because it really is you just sitting there, doing pretty much nothing, just wasting time, but I don't think playing a story driven game once every couple years is as bad as the multiplayer games that are detrimental in my opinion.
it’s not a problem if you aren’t addicted, if you are still doing genuine productive activities throughout the day then it is fine to play once in a while.
exactly how i feel about games
@@Eshawn3108 No bad habit is ever fine, that's like saying if you're not addicted you can wank once a while or smoke, unless you admit that you're intentionally doing instant gratification then you are just coping, because if you could click a button and instead of feeling the urge to play videogames you had an urge to make a business then you'd choose the business, so just admit that you have an addiction and that your trying to cut it down, because this pride is literally blinding you from growth.
@@PRODBYACEq Lmao then that would make Hamza a hypocrite. Go watch his video on over doing self improvement and you'll see why.
@@PRODBYACEq Indulging once in a while is not addiction or habit. Key phrase: once in a while.
look hamza i totally get your point but also im having a blast playing elden ring please understand
Ive been walking with God and he's led me into a life of replacing my negative habits. Getting drunk, high, getting laid, binging games. To mediation, learning to box, giving me a loyal gf and now I live with her. We workout together. God told me personally give up gaming in prayer. No one has to take Hamsas advice,but it dosnst hurt to try it. God bless.
I play games for fun a couple hours in one day every few months or so. I used to play hours every day since I was a toddler, but they are usually just boring for me now because I get this overwhelming sense of guilt when I'm not working. I think there can be a balance. Don't focus on being productive so much that you are burned out and exhausted, but also don't waste your life away with fun things
Even as a gamer (which sounds so stupid to me), I have to agree: I agree with you because there are so many men (a whole squad I used to play with) who would play video games almost everyday, and they would go to bars and spend essentially all of their cash (they bragged about being broke, and then bragged about faking being broke to get a free game from the GF who later cheated on them, but, they saw their GF as a "Sex toy", it's a long story, but that's all in a nutshell). While I've tried to get them unto no-fap and to help improve their confidence, they would just refuse, they would directly refuse, even when they know it's bad. I've had to leave that squad because they started attacking me and mocking me constantly.
That was two years ago, sadly, I'm literally stuck inside my house, I can't go to school in-person, I'm still trying to get more social via in real life, however, I can't. However, I understand why videos can (and mostly are) bad when you don't highly restrict it. While I still play, I'm trying to slowly phase it out (and I made a lot of quick progress), in the span of two weeks, I've went from playing 6-12 hours a week to 2-5 hours (and only in the weekend). I'm planning on taking a two week break so that I can just focus on exercise and reading books and mediating (it'll probably be next week on accident).
My advice, I don't really know, the only example I can think of as "Good" videos games would be simulations, but then again, maybe your just wasting time if your not going to apply those skills you've learned in those simulations, and even then, the simulation is just step 1 at most, at some point, you've got to go to step 2 (which is reading and watching RUclips videos around that subject). I would say if I was a father, I would probably only allow my child to play Strategy games and puzzle games for like 1 hour after they complete their homework, but then again, that puts it into the mindset that the games is a reward, and that the work is like a punishment. I don't want to become an authoritarian ass hole as a parent, I don't know, I'll try to just focus on myself.
Self improvement is also a game. Lifting for strength and fun is one thing , for external looks it's another .
I actually play a lot of Simulation video games, specifically X-Plane and a few others.
I feel that yes, you are indeed true with many aspects, I stream a lot of these flights I do on X-Plane or Cities Skylines. Yes it is bad for your mental health.
Truthfully speaking, flight simulations and Cities skylines among others have taught me a lot, specifically flight simulation which taught me how to fly planes and read charts that would otherwise seem stupid to many people who aren't interested in planes.
To be honest with you, a lot of when I spend my time on these long flights I do is actually off stream, I tend to spend more of my time with family and even phoning people.
Otherwise, I would have probably given up on video games as a whole anyways. Besides, I have been watching a lot of documentries and funny that, a lot of the people who I mention the documentries are probably not really interested but there is a chance for me to speak to them, and they atleast appreciate that I am with them simply because a huge part of their time is spent with a lot of difficulty like relationships and so on.
Some people embrace difficulty and get onto simulations since these are actually simulating real life events, such as flying a plane. So you actually have to start up the plane like they (Pilots) do in real life.
These games aren't built to have fun but rather to embrace difficulty, I have met many people who embrace difficulty like myself and they are probably the best people I speak to on discord.
Bro, games are no good like at all. I spent almost 20 years on gaming, now I'm 26, they teach you nothing, they destroy your brain, your reword system in your brain, your eyes, your spine, your mental health, if you don't stop rn you ll become a broken version of yourself by the age of 25-30.
You say u stack home, bro what? Like do some pushups, meditate, read, new hobby, try playing guitar it's easy af, find people who re on the same shit as you, you very got all the social medias, cmon.
@@Nurofenication Most games people play, I agree destroy your brain.
Some games actually gives you knowledge though, at the end of the day most games aren't really good for us.
like for goodness sake, I play flight sims or simulation games like Transport Fever 2 or cities skylines.
I don't really spend all my time with videogames, I rather look into documentries.
@@Moshimulations bro honestly, I can't agree. Coz I used to say the same shit to myself. "I play only strategy games ones a day, and old school rpgs so it means I'm intelegent and have good taste"...
To me there's no difference what sort of drug do you prefer, you take it- your addict, no offence bro
I think that's too extreme, I have spend months at a time not playing any video game, and that didn't inherently improved my life, it just increased the time I spend doing other things like watching youtube.
I do think that if you play video games but you don't even go to the gym, you have your priorities wrong, but being against entertainment altogether isn't a reasonable position to take, I do think it's too much to play everyday, but a couple times a week, or a couple weekends a month seems perfectly healthy if you at the very least have job and go to the gym every week. Life is too harsh to never have the time to sit down and enjoy a movie, or watch an interesting documentary, listen to a good audiobook, or play a video game,having guilt free fun is also important along as you also have other more meaningful hobbies like going to the gym, learning languages or acquiring marketable skills.
I don't understand you at all. I'm 40. I have a job, a home, health, and I play video games for two to three hours a day, at least! What are you talking about?
He literally said in the exact same video, that you can do whatever the hell you want if you're on and good with life.
Just found your channel and currently watching your video about how the "drug" is keeping me and my former friends together. This couldn't have happened at a better time as I'm going through my best of friends just leaving me and cutting me out of their life forever. My life and motivation has been lacking and wallahi watching your videos right now is making me feel motivated. As I'm typing this out Im truly smiling and I haven't done that in months. Thank you bro for being the voice of reason that I need at the time I need it the most. I wish the best for you and your future and I cannot wait to see what more you achieve and the journey that Im gonna follow you along with.
This comment section is such a circlejerk
I think telling people to log how long they actually play video games might be an effective way of showing them their problem. They'll be forced to acknowledge they don't actually 'just play 1 hour' and maybe they'll realize the extent of their addiction.
Furthermore, though it would be best for someone to stop playing cold turkey, I don't think this is very realistic for most, just like NoFap. Playing less and less over time might be more realistic and effective advice.
Finally, if someone's friend group only consists of gamers it will be *very* hard for that person to quit no matter what. It's also hard to solve that issue because they'll be unlikely to want to search out new friends in that position. Maybe your discord could be a potential solution here but it's still a tough issue.
The best way I’ve noticed (or at least what worked for me) is time. It was just a realization I had after years of playing and listening to the same crack heads talk and COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR LIVES 8 hours a day and staying up until 6 am because they live in Australia. I sold my entire pc gaming set up. I was video game free for 6 months. I felt the most free I ever had. Then I had something happen to me in real life that kinda put me down. Then I spent a ton of money buying a new set up. All immediately I was staying up late again and procrastinating and I stopped working out and started eating like crap again… so I sold it again and I’m never going back. Living in the real world completely is so much better than any video game. As for junk food… go get a burger from McDonald’s, take a bite, chew, and swallow. Then take a look at that burger really closely, then look at your own body in the mirror… and the. Imagine the torment you’re putting your body through. And how insignificant that burger looks. I know how easy it is to succumb to these addictions. I’m a marine guys. I can literally handle pretty much any real world situation and keep that discipline. But video games and junk food? Man is it hard. It just goes to show you how much science goes into these dopamine stimulating things. It’s really really bad. Get out of these habits as soon as possible!
Why I simply dont care if you hate me or not
I agree I’d rather be young and satisfied then listen to someone who makes up his own facts and has an obsession with a fake character he made up called Adonis
Hate is a strong word that should only be reserved for corrupt politicians and literal human monsters who do nothing but make the world a darker place.
Normal people with stable lives are allowed to entertain themselves with games and movies and shows. Anything can waste someone’s time and life if they’re not careful. Normal gamers didn’t do anything wrong to make you hate them. In fact, I consider it a sin to hate another human being who is just trying to get by and live their life.
Even people who do have gaming addictions shouldn’t be hated, they just need to be guided in the right direction for a better life.
Let him cook🗣️🗣️🔥🔥
Be careful with your hate. It’s great to have passion and drive but if it’s purely fueled by hate it does not matter; all you are going to see is red. One, you will not truly know if you are right or wrong, but more importantly you will never convince someone who disagrees with you (which are the ones you made this video for). If you truly wish to make a good argument to convince these people you have to set your hate aside. Otherwise, you will continue to only convince people who are already on your side.
I would also suggest staying away from saying all people from the group are the same (that’s simply not true for any group), and not telling the opposition to shut the fuck up with there counter arguments if you still truly wish to convince them you are right.
Hope ya have a good one, and God bless ya!
Q
the way i see it is hes on our side and the hate is more focused on our lizard brain which is the real enemy, its just that, if you are not aware of the difference then you will thinks hes coming at you.
@@JuxMan188 ??? Makes no sense. You are only one conscious being. Your body isn't seperated from your brain. Your body is not conscious, your brain is. Your brain doesn't make independent decisions for your life.
@@joemama-xm4xv I think you need to do a lot of research on psychology it will surprise you when you see how much things we do subconsciously
@@JuxMan188 do you subconsciously decide to not play video games?
@@joemama-xm4xv all your decisions come from the subconscious
So you are against people addicted to video games and not the people who genuinely only play 1 hour a day?
prioritize your job, studies and whatever physical activity you are doing, and then if you've got some free time spend it however you want
I play video games. I play them quite a lot. However, I also am studying in college and work hard to do well in school, I love to socialize with friends, and I like to do new things whenever I can. Does that mean I should stop playing video games just because it's a hobby that I enjoy? Because I understand where you're coming from of how you shouldn't let video games consume your life, especially when you have no ambition or drive to change yourself for the better. But I don't really fall under that description. Could I hit the gym? Of course. Could I be going out more? Perhaps. But the way that I spend my time in this life brings me joy and I don't really understand why I would have to change that.
Think about how much more you would if you put those hours in video games to improve yourself, such as reading, working out, learning something new, etc.
@@evod1089 Sure but if you like games its just the same basically. Of course youre not "learning" anything practical but life is not just about improving and learning.You can enjoy stuff, have hobbys, relax and a lot of other things that would be considered as "wasting" time. In the end it doesnt matter really . PS: Just trying to give a view point on it
Wait...you're not hitting the gym?
Cringe brah
@@evod1089 So just take no personal time for yourself, never do the things you enjoy?
@@captaincrunch9926 gym
If you want to improve your mind, but also like your games, one idea I suggest is writing for a while after a gaming session. Write about what hijinks you pulled, what happened in the story that session, what your character's thoughts are (works well with RPGs), anything. A paragraph or two at least after each session.
I used to do this after playing Skyrim as a kind of creative project for my character, and personally ended up getting addicted to the writing over gaming. While I myself agree with most of Hamza's thoughts here, I'm not going to tell anyone to stop gaming. However if you're struggling with reading or finding another hobby to really sharpen your mind, writing about your sessions may help. And don't worry if it's shit, nobody needs to see it. Just be creative for a while.
Bro, I’m a fucking honors student and is taking up law in the most prestigious university in the Philippines. Video games let me recharge my energy and relax my mind so I can achieve my goals.
I see gaming as my rest.
When I become a lawyer, I know I’ll work long hours and I know gaming will ease my mind.
As a kid, I remembered genuine joy when playing video games. During my late teens, it only brought angry joy, but anger mostly. I stopped playing video games to focus on studying. I noticed that I was happier without the addiction. Also, I noticed that I read books faster because I was not overly stimulated by video games.
Cod player detected*
@@rulesmash7990 I swear 😂😂😂 I’m pretty sure most of these “gamers” only played cod or 2k and madden and consider themself gamers … how can you read better from not paying games ? Some of the best reading I’ve had has come from games “world of Warcraft” “metal gear solid” “nier automata” don’t blame a game for being dumb 😂😂🤌🏻
@@gileswood-gmanwood4573 I didn't blame any game
Wdym?!?
I am one of the Jeffrey's and I got through the video. The biggest thing for me is what would happen with my irl friendships. Videogames aren't very enjoyable for me anymore after growing up playing them with my older brother since I was 5 on the N64 (25 now). I think ditching videogames and replacing them with good habits like cooking, working out, reading, hiking, and meditating sounds amazing. But my main friend group and my older brother who is the best friend I have ever had have built our relationships on videogames. I grew up watching my brother play videogames and playing multi-player games with him, coop games, runescape even for a bit. I don't know how I can completely abandon it or my friends. I will not abandon my brother and other really close friend/roomate of 3 years, luckily my brother is getting most of his life away from videogames with having his first kid a year ago, so we bond over life and advice for each other. It's just a difficult hurdle to get over, but I do think it will be good when I get over it, and it will show me who is worth keeping in my life
You should always place yourself first, even in family situations. Your health is the top priority. Not family, not bonding over bad passtimes. It may sound selfish but it's the only way to live a healthy, happy and independent life. Not trying to preach at you, just sharing my 2 cents
Playing games in moderation is actually a good thing. It's more interactive than what most people do at home when they're bored like staying on social media and watching TV/Movies.
"Are you using hand-eye cordination in real life, NO"
Me: What percentage of stuff you leared in school/Books are you using?
The type of stuff you learn in school is not useful
But you can read actually good books
Ah yes.
Bro science.
In other words, shit I made up.
You play video games. Stop defending your addiction
ah yes.
Your an addict.
In other words you don't get laid
Why're you assuming its an addiction already? @@DJMcCarthy-jd1fz
Hi Hamza, I've watched all the video through, and let me say that I just enjoy playing videogames sometimes. I do agree with you, they are harmful and everything, but when I feel bad, even after doing good self improvement habits, I will play videogames and they'll make me feel better. There are 3 main games I enjoy:
1)Minecraft, for it's calm nature, great music and endless possibilities
2)Need for Speed Carbon, this game holds a special place in my heart, I love it's atmosphere, sick (for the time) graphics, music, cars and their engine sounds
3) Team Fortress 2, for it's charming graphics, funny bugs, funny people, engaging fights and interesting weapons.
This said I know I shouldn't be playing them, but they remind me of good times. I'll be honest, since I started self improvement my life has become kind of gray, NOT BECAUSE OF IT THO. In fact life got better, and I feel proud about the progress I made so far, but I am not as happy as I used to be, I think that's because I moved from my old house and I miss it. I hope it'll be just a period and I hope to find true happiness again.
watch hamza's video titled happiness is not the goal
@@PRODBYACEq thanks I will
You shouldnt let Hamza dictate your life I disagree with hamza on a lot of shit and his views just make me angry sometimes but I just ignore that most times you can very well balance video games and self improvement without it ruining your life and becoming a "loser" as he says
You can quit video games one day and then become addicted to your phone just playing video games doesn't make you a degenerate but being addicted to video games or any type of media does
@@wilcon1018 that's the point, stop indulging in instant gratifications
What a coincidence, I was playing NFS Carbon earlier today. Glad to see another NFS player on self improvement.
Imo this video only applies to people who primarily uses video games to cope with something.
I enjoy Evaluating art from it and looking into the minds of the people who develop and direct games to create profound outcomes.
One quick example is like the soulsborne series, the way these games are structured kind of show the gamer a sense of delaying gratification through the merciless and repetitive death of a boss.
Yes, it is a distraction however, what is one of the main reasons we want money? It is to entertain ourselves with things that don’t make our lives seem mundane and boring.
I do agree that partaking in this activity does lead to instant gratification but if you are satisfied when not being on the game to chase your real life goals then i think that it is fine
If you are a person who just got into video games just to play some of the mainstream stuff and to just get away from the important stuff in your life then this video is for you.
It should be clear if you have a passion for this form of media/ art if you don’t value it and just use something else to fill its place
well said
@@totorosdad7965 no need to give them up as long as they arent controlling your life
I just started doing youtube !
Can you guys give me your opinions on my previous video ..
Yeah a very similar reason for me. I am an ocassional writer and things like story based games (uncharted ac far cry genshin) really help me look at different perspectives and types of stories I could write. How to build lore, Worlds, characters. Anything outside of moderation is poison. What matters now is how much is to be considered moderation. Another thing that matters is the community you are in
Exactly, I think it's only a problem when you use it to completely avoid your real problems, just like most hobbies, any of them can be addictive without the self-control to do other things and be productive.
when you start doing what makes you feel accomplished irl and you have this deep feeling that you're wasting time in video games.
I’m a game design student at university and oftentimes we are encouraged to play video games (obviously not all of the time), to understand and learn about the principles of game design as well as generate ideas for future projects.
Then it's like you're working as Hamza mentioned, not playing.
@@anishjambhorkar9908 Which leads me into my other point, which is employability. If the video game industry went into decline, the employability rates for game developers would go down dramatically which make it harder for us students and current workers in the industry to get hired/retain work. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a massive boom in the gaming market due to more people being at home, therefore people had more time to play video games, which lead to a large proportion of jobs becoming available.
@@HaraiGoshi345 Oh god I had 2 comments, 1 got deleted, cool.
@@HaraiGoshi345 shows that theirs users and those who get used both are not all good nor all bad. Let’s be honest seeing it with elden ring it seems we’re all choosing a vice to consume and distract ourselves with. The video game industry thrives off that such as the self help industry. Just perspective but importantly a reminder
I also played video games, maybe not as much as an average gamer, but a lot. Yes, I could have achieved much more if I did not play. But still, I do not consider my video game hobby from the past, as a MERE waste of time. It was a stage in my life! Video games CREATE EMOTIONS! Emotions are PART of life! I have experienced fear, irritation, sadness, happiness, and confusion. In addition, they have greatly expanded my imagination.
Reading math, physics or any other scientific topic can not create any memorable emotions! In addition, I do not think that mastering ONE TOPIC is essential. I think it is boring! I think it is a waste of life. My goal is to try out in my life as many things as possible. Yes, I will be called a loser, because I will not have any expertise, but my life would be richer.
Video games have made my life better. I understand how it can negatively impact a person's life, but that's not how it is for everyone. Just like how a good movie can make someone see something in a new way or give them something to look forward to or inspire them, video games do that for me. Video games can also be a community. It's good you're sharing your experience, but not everyone's experience is like that.
Everyone's life isn’t the same. May be Hamza had a bad experience while gaming. But that's not for everyone.
Here’s the problem though, everything doesn’t have to be good for you for you to enjoy it. If I wanna take one day out of the week to play video games just like you wanna take a day out of the week to go clubbing, I don’t see anything wrong that. At the end of the day they’re both degenerate habits, so what does it matter which one you find more enjoyment in?
Exactly. It’s fine to do things like video games, it’s all about balance and not overdoing it. I like Hamza, but yea you don’t hear him saying stop drinking 3 nights a week and clubbing until 4 am.
Exactly, spending your whole day doing something productive will turn you insane. I'm using my dad as an example. He basically is a workaholic, even in his free time he is busy with work. But even he likes to do something totally different.
Stay glued to the screen, bro. No one's forcing you to use that time to do things in real life. Go ahead and play make-believe in your virtual world. You're definately not an addict, bro.
lol. lmao. are you really equating going clubbing and being in a social setting with playing vidya with a group of your spergy premades.
@@emeliseabdaal8240 he said once a week.. how is doing something once a week an addiction?
I agree this hobby can consume many people and even become addictive leaving them with a real lack of balance. And I disagree that addiction is universal or even a majority of people, because like with any hobby you can fruitfully balance it within your life.
Everyones online experience is different.
The people I play games with are successful in their lives, and are defo not losers, and we always have deep conversations on discord either while playing or after we’ve stopped playing, and exchange really good information just as we would in the real life.
Imo, there’s nothing wrong with playing video games especially if you’re in a good place in life. It definitely helps to stop playing for a while to get your shit in order, but once you have your shit in order, it’s ok to play games, just not extensively.
play video games, just responsibly whilst being considerate of real life objectives, if you can’t don’t play, until you can, it’s what I did, and I have no regrets.
He lost one too many rounds in smash bros. Thats why he hates on gamers specifically in all his videos since
n0ne, a Smash Melee player was talking exactly about this last year on his stream saying videogames are a waste of time. Saying he could've been a surgeon or anything with all the time he wasted on getting good at perfecting Captain Falcon. I honestly don't stomach videogames anymore and having a hard time playing for longer than 15 minutes. I've been practicing stunt riding painting a lot more often and it's weird how people just naturally came into my life.
As someone who wasted a lot of time on videogames I totally agree. Although it helped me to learn english i am realistic that it could have been done another way and more efficiently.
I played mostly single player games though that made the addiction less severe i guess.
I play 4 hrs a day and I'm happy with it your not going to control what i do with my personal life also it's my hobby.
Weak argument. It is ironic how your name is “WAKE UP CALL”, but you clearly want to keep your eyes closed.
An addict of any harmful thing such as drugs or video games, can also say they are happy with it.
Why? They are addicts. Controlled by their addiction. You are controlled. You are in a cage. You are a loser.
Don’t just take my word, take the word of Jaren Lanier, creator of virtual reality. But I can’t argue your free will.
I played video games for around 9 years. I was addicted. Since I got saved and born again by coming to Christ, I was able to leave videos games without second thoughts.
You can too..
@@DarkReflectionOfTheLostso you’re attacking people cause of their hobbies
@@Yazz77ir No, I would call it a wake up call. If I was attacking them, I would try to ruin them, that’s not what I did. I told them the truth; hoping that the they would have a better life if they listened to me. But that seems to never happen because people reject the truth.
I didn’t know wasting time was a hobby. But it is so common that it may as well be one..
@@DarkReflectionOfTheLost this is our generation now accept it and cry
@@Yazz77irNo, I will not accept this generation. It is a generation of death. A wicked and foolish generation. I wonder how someone can look at this generation, and say it is, it is a step forward from the last. It is not. We are in the end times.
This is the truth, now accept it and cry.
Playing drums for a lot longer because of you. Always split my time between video games and drums, and started thinking which is actually gonna benefit me. All the thanks 🙏🏽
How are drums more useful than games? Both are hobbies that are extremely unlikely to make a profit.
@@Apistevist playing an instrument is a lifelong skill. It’s like a whole language that everyone can understand. To be able to communicate it to other people fluently is incredible. I think learning a lifelong skill like that is much beneficial than playing video games, even if it doesn’t earn you a dime
@@Bruhl-ed3mu I agree because games are shit.
@@Apistevist I think playing the drums is not a good comparison to playing video games cause when you play videogames you're consuming a product but when you play the drums you're actually creating something. I think a better comparison would be playing the drums and programing videogames cause you can either create a shitty pop song or a shitty videogame like fortnite or whatever or make a masterpiece of a song or videogame
@@nex_ialist06 If it doesn't make money it's a hobby and most hobbies are roughly equally fruitless. There's no difference between playing videogames 7 hours every night and playing guitar 7 hours every night or watching the NFL 7 hours every night.
I will make a video titled - *Why I don't care if you hate me if I play video games*
🗿🤌🏻
Jeffrey Asspergers
I love this message. I need it right now. Timing is a beautiful thing.
I’ve almost got a career in gaming, so I’m going to stick to it.
How did it go?
@@shadowslayerofc not quite there yet. Joined a semi pro team who pay me about 500 a week. It’s a start tho.
@@nertuboi113stop while you can
I think people should do what they want if it makes them happy. If you're content with yourself & your lifestyle than congratulations that's all that matters in your life anyway.
agreed %100
Then why are you here? Half of this guy’s channel is about learning discipline, you can’t just say “ok I will listen to this advice to improve my life” and then go “gRrRr BuT i WaNt To PlAy ViDeO gAmEs!!!” At least make an effort if you want to improve your life
And why should our main goal be happiness? It is the mental strength and ability gained from all of this that makes this lifetime so meaningful.
If you have large mental strength and willpower, the rest of that will spill into the rest of your life, if you can successfully resist these things, you have more time in the day, if you can get up without having to be fully motivated every single time, you can get exercise done, you care about your mind but not the rest of your body, this is not a pick and choose sort of deal, you either want your whole body or you want none of it.
@@theappstorepremiumeditionn6679 bro video game made my life better and made my absolute best friends and made amazing memories with gaming
I WILL NEVER GIVE THAT UP EVER
and I don't agree with everything he said
About video games and online friends
Heard somewhere that education is about poking where it hurts. It is hard to accept an activity as stimulating as gaming is not worth it. Hamza is not saying what I want to hear, but he is saying what I need to hear.
Just because you don't want it, doesn't mean you need it. Remember that.
Yeah I hate having fun too
I agree with Hamza very well.
I haven't quit video games for good but I don't play them often anymore because growing my channel, and gym and focusing on delayed gratification seems more worth it to me. I used to play 5-8 hours of video games a day but now I usually end up not playing them for weeks or even months at a time. Playing with other people online doesn't really stand out to me so I play story mode games like GTA V if I do sit down to play video games but other than that the grind is more worth it than video games ever will be!
Dude. Life is all about balance. Gaming is a hobby. A hobby is a hobby. Hobbies are there for you to unwind and take your mind off of whatever consumes it or drains it, whether you think they're productive or not.
(THIS COMMENT WAS POSTED FROM A GAMING CHANNEL; ironically)
I agree that addiction to video games is terrible and can only lead to misery and lack of self worth. This video got me thinking about my past when I used to play video games, even from a young age and I can’t say I regret it fully. I used to play these historical strategy games and while I did waste countless hours on them and probably miss out on a lot of opportunities, it kindled an interest in history that I am very grateful for, as history remains one of my biggest passions to this date and has lead to me reading about countless stories of leadership and ingenuity and how these great people achieved such things.
Europa Universalis is too fun 🤣
I care
I've been spending so much of my time improving my avatar from some mmorpg, leveling up my character rather than leveling myself up and my skill in the real world. It's not gonna help benefit you in real life or know what your potentials are. Now as a 30 year old, I have a new passion now and its spending my time in the kitchen now learning to cook a healthy meal.
if you can afford it buy already cooked healthy food with macros instead of cooking to save time
There is nothing particularly wrong with gaming it just applies to the time in which you consume it
Agreed video games aren’t doing any good but at the end of the day as long as you don’t exaggerate and are having fun, it’s entertainment just like watching movies, reading books, watching sports etc. there is no objective in life, so as long as you are enjoying yourself and taking care of yourself and close friends/family other peoples opinions truly do no matter just do what you want whilst also thinking about your future. Have a good day bros and make sure to stay healthy💪
Although books are really good so I’d recommend reading more than the other things I mentioned
That's true but the majority of people still overindulge to the point where reading a book or exercising isn't even on their mind, we should strive to fill up our days with meaningful activities and then use entertainment as a treat
No. You still don t get it
Responding to matt
No bad habit is ever fine, that's like saying if you're not addicted you can wank once a while or smoke, unless you admit that you're intentionally doing instant gratification then you are just coping, because if you could click a button and instead of feeling the urge to play videogames you had an urge to make a business then you'd choose the business, so just admit that you have an addiction and that your trying to cut it down, because this pride is literally blinding you from growth.