system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Is there a difference in the quality of happiness experienced from 'engineered' activities like video games compared to the happiness experienced from 'natural' activities like rock climbing?

I've been thinking about the types of activities people fill their lives with in modern times compared to what people did in the past and wondered if there is any way to differentiate the levels of happiness or satisfaction obtained from those activities. Things like video games and content streaming sites have been designed to make people feel happy, and as a result people keep coming back to these activities, but it seems that, personally, these things do not give the same 'quality' of happiness or satisfaction as something like riding my motorcycle in the mountains. Why is that?
gpt
In terms of reward experienced during these activities, no. Studies have shown that the neural reward experienced from gaming can be similar to or greater than that of other highly enjoyable activities, such as sex or even drugs. Happiness, however, is very multifaceted, and you could argue that certain engineered hobbies like gaming may produce less happiness because of their negative consequences such as obesity, loneliness, etc.