Mine is playing AOE2 in easiest (or standard if I want a bit of challenge) mode against 3 bots. I just build my economy, wall up (and laugh at the enemy soldiers attacking my walls in vain), reach imperial age and attack once my army reaches the population limit. I also send 104 in the chat so they don’t surrender and I can enjoy razing their all buildings one by one. If any of them builds a castle, even more fun. A build a trebuchet and watch it raze the castle from a safe distance. If there is sea, after I am done with the land, I build 3 docks, do research and build a navy and hunt down ships around the unxplored sea. It is fun, satisfying and relaxing.

What is yours?

  • foggy@lemmy.world
    42·
    1 year ago

    Ah, you mean what do we do to cope with the crushing existential pressures of modern existence?

    In order from productive to not productive:

    Hike, photography, walking, playing music, writing music, editing photos/videos, producing music, cooking, playing videogames, Lemmy, porn.

    That about accounts for all the time I’m not sleeping, working, shitting, showering, or shaving,

    • tailiatEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      Sir/Madam, as an expert in this area, I draw issue with your comment: several of these can be performed WHILE shitting. The determination of which specific activities are compatible is an exercise left to the reader.

    • datavoidEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      Since when is producing music less productive than playing music??

      • foggy@lemmy.world
        41·
        1 year ago

        … okay so first, the word produce has like 600 definitions, so start there.

        Playing music takes me away from reality and my thoughts a fuck ton more than producing ever will.

        It is far more productive in terms of stabilizing mental health.

        What the fuck did you think I was “producing” on hikes?

        • Obi@sopuli.xyz
          3·
          1 year ago

          To be fair I’d argue hikes are productive for the beneficial health effects. I know they’d be good for me for sure. With that said, very similar list, just add 3D to the mix lower on the list and the photo/video is my job so not really hobby nor relaxing.

          • foggy@lemmy.world
            1·
            1 year ago

            Haha I excluded web development for the reason you’d exclude photo video editing. And also network adminning even though I do have a little self hosted media server setup

            Hikes are good for the body and the mind 🙂