Nahhh, I reject the hypothesis. Escapism has always popped up as an intellectual distraction during stressful or stagnant times. It's nothing about Factorio or

Nahhh, I reject the hypothesis. Escapism has always popped up as an intellectual distraction during stressful or stagnant times. It's nothing about Factorio or Eve specifically, other than they are well designed to scratch certain itches. Present someone with a real world challenge to scratch that itch and they'll take it.