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> Fantastic encapsulation and commentary on the modern web and attentionspace. This is why I quit Hearthstone even though I never spent a dime on it. I realize

> Fantastic encapsulation and commentary on the modern web and attentionspace. This is why I quit Hearthstone even though I never spent a dime on it. I realized I had been habituated into playing it every day. I started feeling like a lab rat trained to push a button for a reward.

malux85 2y ago
Hahaha yeah! Me too! Good thing I escaped that! Now back to my coding job, I really have to focus and push enough of these buttons or I’ll get fired and won’t get my pay
- praptak 2y ago
  ...now back to my hourly check of HN frontpage. Gotta be diligent and keep up with the industry news.
  - wiseowise 2y ago
    Are you me?
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago
  Least we're getting paid for those buttons
xnx 2y ago
That's one of the things that makes Stimulation Clicker so good, by being exposed to the most extreme version, it helps you identify other engineered attention grabbers in everyday life.
- 3np 2y ago
  > most extreme version Well... http://ivark.github.io/ http://ivark.github.io/
  - skyyler 2y ago
    I found this link on here like six months ago and my life hasn't been the same since.
pests 2y ago
> I realized I had been habituated into playing it every day So like a hobby? Did you have fun playing it?
- deleted 2y ago
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- latexr 2y ago
  A hobby is something you’re supposed to do for fun, not out of habit.
- WD-42 2y ago
  It’s when you feel guilt or fomo for not playing every day that it becomes a problem. Many games like this.
herghost 2y ago
Cookie Clicker taught me this about Destiny and Destiny 2 as well. I got a lot of enjoyment out of those games - and they were partly the backdrop to socialising online with IRL friends who didn't live close to me - but at some point the absurdity of them became too obvious and we stopped. "moved on" - to Call of Duty.
mtremsal 2y ago
> This is why I quit Hearthstone even though I never spent a dime on it. Good news, you now have time to pick up The Bazaar instead! (joke aside, it's quite fun, a lot more chill, and not nearly as exploitative as Hearthstone)

malux85 2y ago

Hahaha yeah! Me too! Good thing I escaped that! Now back to my coding job, I really have to focus and push enough of these buttons or I’ll get fired and won’t get my pay

praptak 2y ago
...now back to my hourly check of HN frontpage. Gotta be diligent and keep up with the industry news.
- wiseowise 2y ago
  Are you me?
01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago
Least we're getting paid for those buttons

xnx 2y ago

That's one of the things that makes Stimulation Clicker so good, by being exposed to the most extreme version, it helps you identify other engineered attention grabbers in everyday life.

3np 2y ago
> most extreme version Well... http://ivark.github.io/ http://ivark.github.io/
- skyyler 2y ago
  I found this link on here like six months ago and my life hasn't been the same since.

pests 2y ago

> I realized I had been habituated into playing it every day So like a hobby? Did you have fun playing it?

deleted 2y ago
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latexr 2y ago
A hobby is something you’re supposed to do for fun, not out of habit.
WD-42 2y ago
It’s when you feel guilt or fomo for not playing every day that it becomes a problem. Many games like this.

herghost 2y ago

Cookie Clicker taught me this about Destiny and Destiny 2 as well. I got a lot of enjoyment out of those games - and they were partly the backdrop to socialising online with IRL friends who didn't live close to me - but at some point the absurdity of them became too obvious and we stopped. "moved on" - to Call of Duty.

mtremsal 2y ago

> This is why I quit Hearthstone even though I never spent a dime on it. Good news, you now have time to pick up The Bazaar instead! (joke aside, it's quite fun, a lot more chill, and not nearly as exploitative as Hearthstone)