We already know a lot of this and I will actually talk about this later but first, the negatives.

I was struggling to write this blog for quite some time mainly because I knew if I wrote the subconscious thoughts inside me that is happening on a website, it will be sort of like declaring that gaming is completely bad and that's why I didn't want to do it. However, while I watched this video and the guy sharing his experience with gaming when he was struggling in life. And that's when I started to think about the things I might have done looking at colleagues and friends who are doing such things.

Important Note: I only play games I buy not because of some moral reason but because I like seeing my statistics on my Steam Profile and also writing reviews of the games based only on my experience which results in some great conversation with random people around the world. That's my only social life. (Yes, this means I don't play Family Shared games since I can't review them and also Epic Games and games on other platforms at all.)

Friends, families and relatives that don't actually game or those who do play Games that play them have sort of addiction in life. It's one thing to hear about it on the internet which is now full of fake stuff anyways, but it's another to witness it happening around you with people you know. I know many around me with the following:

• One of the well to do friend who is in a big governemnt position right now has always struggled with smoking. I have not checked with him recently but yes, he smokes a lot and got in trouble with his girlfriend for this a lot.
• The other one, also in a government position by the way plays those Games that plays him like PUBG, has gone through a lot of adversities in life but is addicted to smoking and drinking a lot which has led to some other stuff.
• A distant relative is addicted to drinking in Bihar, India(where liquor is banned "officially") is often heard every few weeks shouting.
• A young cousin of mine is completley addicted to Gambling which all started with the betting apps and is in huge debt even before he went to college. It was so bad that he had to drop out of college and all he does is spend all his parents' money. Recently I learned he has also started taking drugs.

I don't give gaming enough credit. Yes, it's just entertainment but it's a form of entertainment that doesn't harm in such egregious ways as some other forms of entertainment. As long as you're aware that "Gaming is entertinment" and "Entertainment Comes at the end of day".

And I don't give myself enough credit for not going into these routes. I in fact lived near a place in Delhi that was famous for selling drugs(Subhash Nagar Metro Station) but never was I tempted once to go and try them. I was tempted to try out the gaming parlour when I was in my first job.

I have tried some alchohal, most I rejected just based on taste because they smelled like Dettol Antiseptic and I was like, "If I am going injest something that's antiseptic, I might as well put Dettol inside me."
One other time I tried flavored alchohal which I just enjoyed because of the taste of cranberry and what not but never went back to it again.

I actively reject games that make me hooked on them, this includes roguelites, roguelikes, casino, gambling, card games, management games and games that get in your way of life. If I can't put it down if there is something important to be done, I am never touching that game again. I have already covered these in Game Genres to avoid.

I didn't even want to try smoking or drugs. I don't care what the "relief" they give but I don't want it. I should note that I have been called "weak" and I should never let girls know that I don't Drink, smoke or do drugs otherwise they will never want to be with me.