>Just play enough clicker games until you realize that "progression for progression's sake" is nothing but an empty dopamine hit. That might be clear for you,

>Just play enough clicker games until you realize that "progression for progression's sake" is nothing but an empty dopamine hit. That might be clear for you, but it's not for everyone. The way the OP describes his motivation for gaming sounds extremely similar to people with gambling addictions. Self-awareness isn't enough for everyone. Some people are just wired to respond to that dopamine hit from progression systems in an especially strong, self-reinforcing way. They need more help and one of the first steps to that is endorsing more ethical game design that doesn't go so heavily into building addictive feedback loops.