Do you see your life as a game?

Ainem Enamas

Ainem Enamas

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I have been thinking about this. We as gamers have this specific thinking because we play video games. I mean when we live our lives, gamer logic can appear in our minds...I mean things like main quest, side quests...
 
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Not exactly but I have this weird shit going on recently, im a lorry driver so spend alot of time on the road, and now and then I swear I experiance real life pop in, the GTA 3 type when shit just appears.
 
DAHGAMING said:
Not exactly but I have this weird shit going on recently, im a lorry driver so spend alot of time on the road, and now and then I swear I experiance real life pop in, the GTA 3 type when shit just appears.
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That happens when you look up from your phone while driving.
 
For me everything in life is a game...yep. Consider lots of stuff under game theory. But its usually not a good game. Everyone is cheating like there is no tomorrow....its annoying.
 
Playing the original Sims when it first came out, I started involuntarily seeing the stat bars in my day-to-day. E.g., say something cringe and you see a big red "--" thought bubble flash in your mind, that sort of thing. Like the Tetris effect but kind of useful. It went away eventually.
 
That is deep.

Let me just say a quote from one of my favorite movie of all time "Ready Player One"

"That was when I realized, as terrifying and painful as reality can be, it's also the only place where you can find true happiness. Because reality is real."

― Ernest Cline, Ready Player One
 
I don't see it that way, no, because to me, seeing life as a game, or a VR simulation, sucks the life, humanity, heart, and significance out of it. It turns it into something mechanical and trivial.

On the other hand, I do think there is some truth to it, in that our life here is just a subset of a much greater reality. There are levels of reality. We are living in a sort of "virtual reality" in that sense - a reduced version of a much fuller reality. However, I also think that part of the "game," so to speak, is to be fully immersed in it - because the point of the game is to learn and grow experientially. You can't do that if you are detached in your head, thinking of life as a "game" or some VR simulation. You aren't immersed in the experience, then, you're two steps removed from it. Also, I think conceptualizing life as a "game" drains the life and humanity out of it, like I said above.
 
You don't need to be a gamer to consider life to be a game.

I've always seen it as Poker. You get a hand of cards and deal with whatever you got.
 
Ainem Enamas said:
We as gamers have this specific thinking because we play video games. I mean when we live our lives, gamer logic can appear in our minds...I mean things like main quest, side quests...
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No we don't, no it doesn't. You may need to talk to a therapist, because that is not normal if you're past your young teens.
 
I think of that sometimes, i find it easier to understand society.
I do think of work and some life challenges as quests or obstacles to overcome.
I find it that in some ways its easier to make a big problem small and takle it one part at a time.
But i do consider life a game, and basically i am in a mmo with no dlc or cash to spend and have to use my wits to get the same gear as others.
I am majoring in philosophy, so its a thing i actually think a lot
 
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