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*The opposite of play isn't work. It's depression.* Get my latest NYT bestseller SUPERBETTER! (it's powered by the science of games.) http://amzn.to/1OmREc0 

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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 17 Mar 2017

    Who wants to bet this guy has never read a word I wrote or played anything I created and has no idea how thirdhand bullshit his opinion is 🙈pic.twitter.com/yD1ESjWYMZ

    6:20 PM - 17 Mar 2017
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      2. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        It kills me how many dudes have this delusional straw man idea of what I do or say and present it with such ragey confidence

        7 replies 4 retweets 52 likes
      3. AJK‏ @amyjokim 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        anyone who thinks what you do is "gamification" is immediately outed as misguided

        2 replies 2 retweets 9 likes
      4. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @amyjokim

        i think he probably read morozov's weird attack book and literally that is all he "knows"

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. AJK‏ @amyjokim 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        when you're famous & influential, having dumb-ass haterz comes with the territory :-) the people who matter know what's real

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      6. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @amyjokim

        ❤️

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      2. The Game Professor‏ @gamesaslit 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        Anyone who calls video games "the most mindless entertainment" is going have an uninformed opinion on these matters in any case.

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @gamesaslit

        good call :)

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      2. Edgar Lopez‏ @edguras 18 Mar 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        Reality is broken was an inspiration to transform the way executives work and learn in Latin America. Thnks a lot!

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 18 Mar 2017
        Replying to @edguras

        wow! What a wonderful thing to hear. Thank you

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      2. Duncan Varley‏ @DuncanVarley 18 Mar 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        To be honest I don't know who you are, or who he is, or what he is talking about but that just seems like he is afraid of change.

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      3. Turil Cronburg‏ @thewiseturtle 18 Mar 2017
        Replying to @DuncanVarley @avantgame

        He is talking about how corporate management uses competitive games to manipulate workers.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Duncan Varley‏ @DuncanVarley 18 Mar 2017
        Replying to @thewiseturtle @avantgame

        Do you know the link to the article?

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      5. Turil Cronburg‏ @thewiseturtle 18 Mar 2017
        Replying to @DuncanVarley @avantgame

        It's called "DOOMguy Knows How You Feel" in the LA Review of Books

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 18 Mar 2017
        Replying to @thewiseturtle @DuncanVarley

        there were some really interesting points in the essay too bad he took a random hack at me lol

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Duncan Varley‏ @DuncanVarley 19 Mar 2017
        Replying to @avantgame @thewiseturtle

        Strikes me that they are trying too hard to intellectualise and that you are just there as part of that effort.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Kellison Kohler‏ @kellisonkohler 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        really enjoyed your talk this morning at #macul17 - Thanks for making the trip.

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      1. Babette Babich‏ @babette_babich 18 Mar 2017
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        aaarggghhhh! My students *loved* your work... next time we try the superbetter!

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      1. Revolution Project‏ @letusrevolt 18 Mar 2017
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        hasn't read a word of #Superbetter for sure. Your research wd convince any reader.

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      1. kenny nowell‏ @kennynowell 17 Mar 2017
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        No offspring either. Parenthood beats the Adorno out of you.

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      1. Lindsay Cram‏ @drama_mama 17 Mar 2017
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        is that even english? #PunctuationIsYourFriend

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