I mean I came up with the list by going through the kinds of mindless passive entertainment that has little to no to negative intellectual or artistic value that either I or my coworkers (who are mostly Dads hence Vince Flynn) enjoy that I think intersects with HN types.

It's easy to call out the kinds of low-value activities that you don't personally enjoy or partake in. It's a lot harder and more uncomfortable to see them in yourself and have some empathy and not judge others too much for their brain-off vices.

Only when I die and see the big stats board do I want to know how many hours I've wasted on Slay the Spire. And while I love it dearly I can't really delude myself that it's anything other than Candy Crush for nerds.