A comparison: Do the following apply to having sex, playing video games, both, or neither?
| It's fun to do alone. | Both |
| It's more fun with another person. | Both |
| It's the most fun with 2-3 good friends. | Video Games |
| It's often a fertile topic for discussion between you and your friends. | Both |
| It's often a fertile topic for discussion between you and your parents. | Neither |
| Poor performances can be immediately reattempted. | Video Games |
| It can be a ridiculously expensive habit to maintain. | Both |
| A successful session usually requires a combination of severe focus and mental alacrity. | Video Games |
| A good soundtrack helps a lot. | Both |
| Alcohol might actually improve your performance. | Sex |
| Do it too much, and you'll start putting on weight. | Video Games |
| Even when it's not that much fun, it's still more enjoyable than going to work. | Both |
| It's still fun over the internet. | Video Games |
| It's hard to turn it into a source of income. | Video Games |
| It's hard to turn it into a legitimate source of income. | Both |
| Bad personal hygiene isn't an issue. | Video Games |
| There's furniture designed specifically for the activity. | Both |
| ...But any old couch will also do. | Both |
| Yelling and screaming is understandable. | Video Games |
| Yelling and screaming is desirable. | Sex |
| It's mostly uncontroversial when children are allowed to participate. | Video Games |
| Clueless button-mashing sometimes works in your favor. | Both |
| Help guides are actually helpful. | Video Games |
| It's fun to occasionally waste an entire weekend doing nothing but. | Both |