> you're asserting your personal preferences as universal fact [...] You don't get to make the decision that Bejeweled and Candy Crush are bad games on humanity

> you're asserting your personal preferences as universal fact [...] You don't get to make the decision that Bejeweled and Candy Crush are bad games on humanity's behalf. You also don't get to decide which game mechanisms aren't enjoyable Yeah, I do. I've researched video games for decades on a scale and detail comparable to the cutting edge of any field. I'm a professional designer. My opinion is not a matter of preference, but expertise. > You're effectively saying that a baseball player can't enjoy the act of swinging their bat or throwing the ball, just because it's not the end goal. This is obviously untrue for so many reasons, and I'm struggling to understand why you're so caught up on there only being one way to enjoy something -- and that way has to be your way. Video games about baseball do not come with bat controllers to swing - you press buttons to play. So clearly swinging the bat is not the point of baseball, or baseball video games would include that aspect. > if your parents abuse you, you will like it, [...] and there is no other possible avenue for you. Your words, not mine. I didn't rule out other possible avenues, that's your mind betraying you with the very absolutes you accuse me of. I said it makes abuse more effective, and a simple thought exercise will lead you to the same conclusion. It's called Stockholm Syndrome, look it up. Widely recognized in psychology.