See, that is also entertainment.
It's self-indulgence - a form of instant gratification and doesn't add any real value to your life. It feels good while you're doing it, just like eating that cake or chocolate bar, but later you regret it. Social media etc too is mostly a form of self entertainment and way of wasting time. Do something that adds value to your life etc. Read more books or whatever that fits your bill which adds real value to your life instead of mindless entertainment and learn new skills that improves your life situation which eventually improves the version of you. (Most people read 1-2 books per year on average for example).
The "movie hobby" if we want to call it that, consists of a variety of content and not all of them are easy to watch. Some include true stories which are simply hard to watch or social commentary or documentaries. So I wouldn't necessarily I look at only the types of movies that spike the dopamine and make me feel good. I might just like audio-visual presentation, not necessarily mindless popcorn flicks. Obviously I'm not into social media if I have such a poor opinion of online dating as to whether or not it works for me.
Going back to point, the desktop is used for a variety of applications, including business which as you know most is conducted online. Also there is allot of Christian/worship content that goes through the desktop as well as well as news. It's not likely allot of time on the desktop goes for pre-viewing movies or TV-shows since it normally doesn't lend itself to that. It's more likely vlogs, video reviews of movies, or short music video clips or short clips here and there that's eye-catching may be looked at with a very short attention span. The desktop is NOT a TV, but it's of course on of the possible applications.
The smartphone is even less used than the desktop for entertainment. For sure anything watched in the smartphone is usually not longer than 5 minutes. It's mainly used for TV during a traffic jam or a long-line up or if the Tablet is not available and an extended time is spent somewhere. So I'd challenge the principle that both the desktop or smartphone is primarily used for entertainment.
As for the Tablet, I might concede to that. However, seeing the Tablet is mainly used inside the GYM while I'm working out (oh and there are threads on here discouraging me from interacting with girls from the Gym because I'm too ugly to talk to them and they'll just move to another machine if I go near them, etc....). Other uses is if I'm out with my folks and I'm at a restaurant or inside the car, or sitting down in a "sitting type of line", then sure, the Tablet is used for this.
So I don't really buy the idea that the use of the desktop, smartphone or Tablet is necessarily self-indulgent and seems to have a very practical function in keeping me out of trouble and into my own business. Tablet is also helpful at inducing sleep at night since it could function as a bed-side TV and it's easy to fall asleep with the TV on since you tend to just drift off to sleep without knowing it.
PowerQuest said:
If you're on dating site, then you're chasing women - competing with hundreds of other guys about the few chicks there. (There are always more men than women on these sites statically) So you kinda are chasing exactly just that. the odds of the hit score are also kinda poor and not an efficient way of doing this. Go to places where women go and guys don´t. Take yoga classes, dance lessons or whatever etc. and you will meet tons of chicks and the competition is almost none because there is usually not many guys attending at these places, so the odds are in your favor.
That is just the point. I'm not on dating sites at this time.
