> We could view my investigations of Cookie Clicker’s mechanisms as ‘basic research’, i.e., research without an immediate application in mind. > But perhaps th

> We could view my investigations of Cookie Clicker’s mechanisms as ‘basic research’, i.e., research without an immediate application in mind. > But perhaps the simplest way to view this episode was as a playful, recreational activity which through sheer dumb luck gave me the skills needed to solve an important problem in my work life. I see it capturing my joy of using GPT-4 on ChatGPT, with its cap of 25 messages every 3 hours. There's a joy in exhausting the limit for each session (may be that's what gamification is). Not able to do for full day, as got to sleep for >3 continuous hours, but exploring topics besides day to day work as a result :) Learning I am doing, how much useful - not sure.