Are You On Auto-Pilot?

i was in a friend's house the other day.

he was up preparing food when i noticed that his playstation was left open in the basement. so i went up and told him about it.

he casually said that he really left it on. "what?! why would you do that? isn't that such a waste of electricity?"

"no. because i'm playing." "how can you be playing? you're not playing. you're up here, cooking."

"i AM playing. it's on auto-pilot." "WHAT?!?! it's on what?!"

"it's on auto-pilot. i have programmed it to play while i am cooking."

ok. i am floored. i am seriously floored. i totally did not expect that answer. is this a guy thing? am i not understanding it because i'm not a guy? because honestly, i don't see the point.

where is the fun in playing when you are not physically playing it? how can you feel the excitement of achieving a high score or the thrill of getting to a new level when you are not physically playing the game?

if you can relate to this auto-pilot thing (which i obviously cannot relate to), please let me know. i am curious to know how many people actually go on auto-pilot on their playstation. explain to me. and convince me why it is "fun."

because to me, the only thing "fun" about going on auto-pilot is being able to say, "i reached level 75 while cooking chicken."