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mcphage on Nov 27, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: No-Bullshit Games

> than you'll ever get from mashing buttons to make some lights blink.

Well, good thing that video games aren't limited to what existed in a 1970s arcade, then.

clouddrover on Nov 27, 2023 [–]

No, they are precisely limited to what existed in a 1970s arcade. They are no different. The addiction cycle is the same, the pointlessness is the same, the lack of benefit is the same.

mcphage on Nov 28, 2023 | [–]

> No, they are precisely limited to what existed in a 1970s arcade. They are no different

Ah, I see.

clouddrover on Nov 28, 2023 | | [–]

No, you don't.

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