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-we should ask "what can I do that has a positive impact?"- That's part of the point of this essay that was on HN last year: "Fortnite and the Good Life," whic
by longdefeat 6y ago
-we should ask "what can I do that has a positive impact?"-
That's part of the point of this essay that was on HN last year: "Fortnite and the Good Life," which seems relevant here.
https://theconvivialsociety.substack.com/p/the-convivial-society-no-15 https://theconvivialsociety.substack.com/p/the-convivial-soc...
- diarmuid 6y agoheadshot === positive impact they are just games and most (non crazy) people understand that like hansel and gretel when they push the witch in the oven - its fiction and not intended to be a guide to life
- kiliancs 6y agoI think you might be underestimating the fragility of the human being in so many aspects (2020 might be trying to teach us something in that regard). Consider how alcohol has a very negative (often disastrous) effect in so many lives, even though most people start drinking thinking they understand how alcohol is going to affect them and that they can keep it under control.
- OOPMan 6y agoMissing the point. Alcohol is real. Games are not.
- scpedicini 6y agoYeah... I don't think ethanol is a very fair comparison considering that it's a physical substance that bypasses the blood brain barrier.
- troupe 6y ago> its fiction and not intended to be a guide to life You might read the actual tale of Little Red Riding Hood. It is very much meant as a guide for young girls in what to expect and watch out for in life.
- dmix 6y agoThat's an excellent article, thank you.
- furyofantares 6y agoThis comment got my interest but I don't see anything linked here that's written by Yuval Harari. I can't tell if I've missed something, or if you're referring to another book called Sapiens other than Yuval's, or something else.
- dmix 6y agoI was replying to something else I believe and got mixed up. Edited reply...