Cookie Clicker taught me this about Destiny and Destiny 2 as well.
I got a lot of enjoyment out of those games - and they were partly the backdrop to socialising online with IRL friends who didn't live close to me - but at some point the absurdity of them became too obvious and we stopped.
"moved on" - to Call of Duty.
That's one of the things that makes Stimulation Clicker so good, by being exposed to the most extreme version, it helps you identify other engineered attention grabbers in everyday life.
> most extreme version
Well...
I found this link on here like six months ago and my life hasn't been the same since.
> I realized I had been habituated into playing it every day
So like a hobby?
Did you have fun playing it?
A hobby is something you’re supposed to do for fun, not out of habit.
Seems more a routine than hobby, I'd say.
It’s when you feel guilt or fomo for not playing every day that it becomes a problem. Many games like this.
Hahaha yeah! Me too! Good thing I escaped that!
Now back to my coding job, I really have to focus and push enough of these buttons or I’ll get fired and won’t get my pay
Re:Stimulation Clicker
by 01HNNWZ0MV43FF on Monday January 06, 2025 @03:34PM
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Least we're getting paid for those buttons
...now back to my hourly check of HN frontpage. Gotta be diligent and keep up with the industry news.
Are you me?
> This is why I quit Hearthstone even though I never spent a dime on it.
Good news, you now have time to pick up The Bazaar instead! (joke aside, it's quite fun, a lot more chill, and not nearly as exploitative as Hearthstone)
This is why I quit Hearthstone even though I never spent a dime on it. I realized I had been habituated into playing it every day. I started feeling like a lab rat trained to push a button for a reward.