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Re:On the use of a life (2020) by robocat on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @01:41AM (#31984729)
> how many Newtons, Laplaces, or Fermats

. . . are currently playing the equivalent of Cookie Clicker?

Re:On the use of a life (2020) by fwip on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @03:05PM (#32005356)
Probably some of them! I would be willing to bet that a lot of the "number go up" reward in our brains is especially rewarding when we feel trapped in a job/life without notable accomplishments.

That is, if you don't have the time or energy to take on fulfilling creative projects, you can at least fake the sense of accomplishment with video games.