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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by itronitron on Friday December 22, 2017 @05:02PM (#15991264)
I think these games seem like fun (despite being similar to _work_) as they are free of consequences... the player can mess up and walk away without it impacting their daily life, that likely takes a lot of stress away from the activity.
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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by nostrademons on Friday December 22, 2017 @05:13PM (#15991347)
Yeah, I think a lot of things that are stressful about work go away when you aren't afraid of the consequences of fucking up. It turns out that you can be both extremely productive and quite relaxed at work if you don't care about getting fired.
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