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I kind of wish they would kill games (hexbear.net)

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I don't even really hate video games and I'll play them for like I dunno an hour a month or something but I just don't think the world would be a worse place with out them.

I think I hate gamers though, I wish I could filter them out of my life experience

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think games have two functions: genuine entertainment and escaping alienation. I had the realization maybe a year ago that my main motivation for playing games has been the latter, and I'd speculate that alot of other people are like that as well. I just don't find games entertaining anymore.

Our society is held together by ductape and treats ( treatler )

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

I had the realization maybe a year ago that my main motivation for playing games has been the latter, and I'd speculate that a lot of other people are like that as well.

People in this position are also desperate for connection, and as such are targeted for recruitment by fascist groups. Capital G Gamers aren't the cause, they're a symptom of the larger problem of alienation under capital.