finite and infinite games except it’s about the distinction between video games that end and let you put them down vs. video games that want you to keep playing forever with a constant stream of new “content”
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It's funny because it's the latter that made me notice impermanence. The game was always changing, so my skills were always degrading. Why was I playing then, if i could not get good at it long enough for me to feel accomplished and use it as a source of self esteem?
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i unironically believe for this and other reasons that video games make an excellent dharma gate