I was also 6. I received California Games on Nintendo. It has a barcode. I thought, “what the hell does Santa need a barcode for?” Mom tried to tell me the elves couldn’t make video games and I was like yeah right, you fucking bought that.

Yeah but it’s very clearly had a huge negative effect on this person. They “can’t make it” 20 hours without constant stimulation. Being scared of not having to use your brain to entertain yourself is a frightening prospect for me.

Wife and I both got covid over the weekend. Very mild though, mostly just low energy levels and a sore throat.

My pixel does this