My advice: eat more cheetos.

It’s important to balance your time. It is very easy to fall into the idea that the “online” world is better or more important than the real one. I come from a family of shut ins... it’s not the best way to be. If you aren’t somewhere you can find people to relate to, move. I moved out as soon as I could when I was a youngster... I couldn’t wait to get away from my parents. I mean it’s one thing if you’re just on it for a couple hours each day... but if it’s basically what you do with all your free time... yeah, it’s a problem.

Your parents grew up in a time when hanging out with friends was done in a much different way. Pretty sure they still love you. Don't be too hard on them.

When I was a boy I had to walk 7 miles to school and back with a sheep in each pocket because we couldn't afford gloves.
So we didn't have computers when I was a kid, I bought a Commodore 64 when my kids were 3 and 2 and taught them how to use it. Once I bought my own PC (long before Windows) I would let them use it for games on the condition they did all the fancy configuration. All the people my age complained my kids spent too much time on computers.
Kids are now 33 and 31. 31 year old has just gone into semi retirement after 10 years as a systems engineer and before that we ran a computer business between us.

Your parents would be hearing what all other people of my generation say. Kids spend too much time on gadgets and not outside riding bicicles and getting fresh air and exercise. My kids surfed, still do, and are both martial arts instructors. Still doesn't stop friends of mine sayin the same thing over and over.
Show your parents how much you work with weights, tell them you are working on a balance of strengthening mind and body. I was teaching computers almost 30 years ago, and I did that by making people play a lot of games. hmmm, your parents would really hate me.

Honest communication is essential in all relationships, especially with parents. Part of communicating is articulating your concerns and listening to theirs. A little understanding can go a long way to finding a compromise that you all can live with. There is nothing to lose and lots to gain. I hope this helps.

How old are you? Go out to eat with your family? I'm socially awkward too.

awe, i feel for you. i wasnt into tech so much, but i had a small group of friends and was socially awkward as well. my mom wasnt to much trouble but my grandma never could understand why i didnt want to go out dancing or something. it just wasnt my thing, granted my thing was being a weird little human in the woods hanging out with a bunch of critters, so i guess its a bit different, but still i feel for you none the less. now i see my eldest son and my younger cousin both enjoying more of your kind of lifestyle, and while i do understand some of my grandmas, and your parents, worries, i don't think its quite as drastic as they believe. as far as how to deal with it, all i can say is my cousin just got her first job. my grandma is still having a hard time getting used to the idea that some people work at night and sleep in the day, but she seems to have found some respect for her now. so be polite, work hard, and prove their fears wrong. theyre probably just worried. they think of what the news says about shootings and video games being linked, they think about the old outdated studies that said video games are bad for you, without noticing the ones that now say they can help with things like consentration, hand eye coordination, and many other things. im not saying i know them, but if they are anything like my grandma, they love you and maybe worry to much. keep your chin up, and maybe even try researching how games can be good. don't like shove it in their faces or anything, but try to find a moment to slip it into a conversation. idk, it might work...lol

Honestly bud I’m the exact same way. Only thing you can do is work towards being independent.once your on your own( that’s including living with roommates) all your parents need to know is are you working/ doing well in whatever ventures. That’s it. They’ll never understand. You just have to pull away on your own and they will love you anyways. Just try to appease the beast without pissing it off till then. What I ended up having to do growing up was just spend time at friends houses with parents more understanding.

So what was your actual query?