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> > QAnon is just more fun. > Citation desperately needed! You might find this take on QAnon from a game designer's perspective interesting: https://medium.c
by wool_gather 6y ago
> > QAnon is just more fun.
> Citation desperately needed!
You might find this take on QAnon from a game designer's perspective interesting:
https://medium.com/curiouserinstitute/a-game-designers-analysis-of-qanon-580972548be5 https://medium.com/curiouserinstitute/a-game-designers-analy...
> It uses many of the same gaming mechanisms and rewards [as ARGs and LARPing].
> When players arrive at the “correct” answers they are showered with adoration, respect, and social credit.
> ... the breadcrumbs [from Q] are not facts, they are [...] Puzzles and clues for the “investigators” to uncover. [...] solving puzzles is extremely rewarding from a biochemical standpoint and the thoughts we gain from them are special to us.