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Err, I think going much further down that line of reasoning, you will discover something unpleasant: The winning, for some, isn't as important as someone else
by otakucode 8y ago
Err, I think going much further down that line of reasoning, you will discover something unpleasant: The winning, for some, isn't as important as someone else losing.
- eseehausen 8y agoWhich can still happen in a simulated way that minimizes harm but maximizes perceived harm by the inflictor. The gory death of an opponent in an FPS who respawns without incident elsewhere, for instance.
- stcredzero 8y agoWhich can still happen in a simulated way that minimizes harm but maximizes perceived harm by the inflictor. The old form of this is known as "sports."
- stcredzero 8y agoIs it really that someone else has to lose? Some people are toxic like that. Others are only that way because they've been antagonized. However, if they are or they aren't, in either case there has to be something at stake.