Perhaps a rough difference between a game and a 'struggle' (for want of a better word) are the stakes involved. Being broke and finding housing for your family

Perhaps a rough difference between a game and a 'struggle' (for want of a better word) are the stakes involved. Being broke and finding housing for your family is not a game many of us would like to get involved in. Maybe more things now appear to be like games because losing doesn't matter as much.