So, does everything boil down to us entertaining ourselves when our basic needs are met? I've met quite a few people with this perspective and I can see how even work could be considered a form of entertainment in this context. Is there a ultimately a difference between playing video games all day and working on creating something? I think the answer is yes. At least in my world it is this way. I play video games because I like the stories that they share. It's not about getting high scores or acquiring the latest and greatest items. It's about what I can take away from the game when it's over. Have I enjoyed a story that changed my views on the world? Have I felt for characters and experienced something I don't normally feel?
The same can be said with books and art and other inspirational sources. I like to think that I work all the time, but there are two sides to my work. There's the external work that I do, my day job, my skill sets, that change the physical world around me. Then there's the internal work, which I do using entertainment and reading to change the spiritual world inside me.
Is it all just a way to idle away the hours and days though? I don't think so. Some people do, but from what I know, they have a generally negative perspective on the world anyway. That's my opinion though.
Maybe I'm nuts for not being a pleasure seeker. But hey, to each their own. As long as we give each other some space.
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