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Agreed on all points but why you gotta do video games dirty like that :c If you're just mindlessly grinding wow or playing cod (or whatever other awful slop) yeah that's definitely not a hobby, but there are many more ways to engage with and express yourself through the medium.
In my case, it's one of the primary ways I hang out with my friends when we can't meet in person, and I've many people who I've known since I was a teen through games (and related communities).
This isn't even getting into the whole thing of making games, modding them, and otherwise using the medium for actual creative fulfilment.
Sorry for the Ted talk I didn't mean to. As an indie dev I just react strongly to the notion that video games are mindless toys no functioning adult should ever take seriously.
For instance building or art games, community based games (similar to sports as a hobby)