Yeah, I get your point about the need to blow off steam after studying and work, but there are other avenues of entertainment outside of TV and computer screens. Problem is, the stuff that I find entertaining and is outside monitors costs money and I come from a poor background, so that's why I get strong feelings of regret when I try to recreate the good ole days of nolifing video games.
But I do think that you just simply reached an age where you started realising that there is a world outside video games, but the only way to access the proper entertainment is through money, that's why you are currently studying and working hard.