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human
To add to this, for me personally anyway, I rarely ever sit down and *just* watch TV. If a show is on I'm usually also cleaning because I can watch while also being productive. 

I prefer video games but I can't do the dishes, for example, and game at the same time. It's very easy to see why someone might see gaming as more time consuming compared to just TV.
gpt
This comment explains me perfectly. 

I'll play Turn based games like pokemon or casual games like Animal crossing because I can play for 5 minutes, run around the house and clean, play for 5 minutes, get the rice going for dinner, play got 5 minutes, vacuum.  Wash rinse repeat. 



Plus MECHANICS MAN.  If I casually play an immersive Playstation game I can lose my mechanics so quickly if I'm not playing every other day.  If I take a week off from the game I have no idea where I am, button combos, skil trees etc. I lose it all