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I haven't played a game for more than 30 minutes in years.
Once you have a big boy job, responsibilities, and a family (if you choose to do so) game time ends up being really low on the list of priorities.
I'm sure many will disagree, but you just can't devote time to such things once you are an adult. You have to outgrow such indulgences or life will smack you in the dick. If your car is broken, the dishwasher is being an asshole, you need to refinance, the kids have music lessons, the dog is old and needs to go to the vet (again), your mom needs someone to replace her hose faucet, you just can't sit around dicking around with a game.
I respect that, but at the same time, if you don't make time for leisure, 30 years will disappear down the drain in a blink of an eye. Nobody is going to make that space for you; you have to advocate for yourself.
This. I lost 7 years to a well payed job I needed due to financial mistakes I’m still recovering from. My new job pays about 25% less but even then I’m down to 25 more month until I’m done. I don’t remember anything of those 7 years except when covid hit and I got super depressed, and that one time I was dating this girl for 3 months and I willingly made time for her, like taking a 4 hour walk or urbexing for a day. Now I’m back at doing nothing but work and housework, cook dinner and being "forced" to spend the evening watching movies… longest time in the last 2 years was a 3 month job training, felt like a whole year.
Get out, do something, get new experiences. Make time for that.