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Floris van der Pol - Living Without a Smartphone and Reading 100 Books a Year

How They Get Stuff Done

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What is the opportunity cost of playing games?

The speaker discusses the concept of opportunity cost in economics and how it relates to spending time, energy, and money on gaming./nThere is a stigma associated with people who play games, with the perception that they are loners and should be doing more productive activities./nThe speaker emphasizes that the value of gaming depends on what the alternative activities would be, and compares it to other hobbies or pursuits./nThe intensity and type of game can also impact the speaker's perspective, with the acknowledgement that gaming can become addictive.

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