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Re:The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Is International, Part 1... by WalterBright on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @06:09PM (#35364536)
> playing games

I long ago lost all interest in playing games. The problem with them is nothing is accomplished. Play pinball and get a number on the display. Play Doom and - nothing. Although I invented the Empire game, most of my pleasure in it was developing it.

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Re:The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Is International, Part 1... by paulryanrogers on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @11:48PM (#35367675)
> Although I invented the Empire game, most of my pleasure in it was developing it.

Seems normal enough to me. I found a plateau in playing games, so switched to modding and making them, even as a teen. Everyone has different thresholds and can find joy wherever it suits them.

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