Do you ever feel guilty for watching anime if you're not making enough money as an adult?

I don't fully understand what you mean. What kind of productivity are you talking about? If you have a job with fixed working hours and earnings, then there is no such thing. And how does the anime you watch in your free time affect it?

It's a completely different thing if you didn't work because you were addicted to anime, but according to your text, that's not the case.

@Stanis150 Read it again. I couldnt have explained my self any more simply. Specifically where I said my pay is very low, which goes back to the discussion title, of me not making enough money as an adult.

@_ohara These are probably some cultural features of the American mentality, but I honestly don't understand what the size of your salary has to do with how you spend your free time?

If you weren't watching anime, but were, for example, riding a bike or playing the guitar, would there be any difference?

It's a smart move to prioritize your career over anime, but all things in moderation. Doing things you enjoy is just as much a part of life as making a living so you can feed yourself. If you like watching shows and you have time off, enjoy yourself!

Also, there are free methods of watching anime js

I do not care about money, as it is not real, but anime/manga is more important than anything in my life. It does not matter about how much money I make at the end of the day once I'm gone, it's gone. So no guilt.

@HughMungis But im 23.... and THIS behind in life. I dont even drive lol. I dont even have 5 figures

that's a rough spot to be in for sure, but it looks like you have some goals now right?

you wanna hit 5 figures, you wanna drive, things like that. Use it as incentive to keep improving yourself. Get on those free courses from MIT or Google or whatever and start building out your skillset. My advice is to start a Github account and just start building stuff. Doesn't matter if it's things from youtube tutorials or whatever.

Keep building. Keep improving. Include a link to your github in your resume when you apply to positions and people will start to see your journey. Honestly it's more valuable than a degree. If getting into the tech world isn't your thing, apply that same strategy to whatever career you want to start making. Learn, create, record it all, and look for paid internships/apprenticeships and you'll do fine. Lastly, force yourself to be optimistic. Times are tough right now, but if you don't believe in yourself, nothing that anybody says will help you more than you can.

You got this.