Anonymous
7/8/2025, 2:46:17 PM No.714869475
>Rich people don't play video games.
>They play golf, they ride horses, they buy watches, they fly to Dubai in private jets. They don't need virtual adventures to escape their everyday lives; their lives are already a fucking adventure.
Video games aren't a passion; they're a digital infusion for those who have nothing else. They're a substitute for meaning, an illusion of accomplishment for the weak.
It's no coincidence that the most hardcore gamers are also the ones who live in 12 square meters, wear three T-shirts, and eat pasta non-stop. We're talking about guys who think finishing Elden Ring in their underwear is an achievement, but who've never left their hometown.
The average gamer doesn't play because they love "the art of gaming." They play because they can't afford anything else.
Games are designed to flatter people who have failed in life:
>You don't have a career? Here's an XP bar.
>You don't have a girlfriend? Here's a 2D waifu calling you senpai.
>You don't have a territory? Here's a giant map to explore.
>You have no discipline? Here's a progression system.
In short, video games are the poor man's metaverse.
If you really had the means, you wouldn't play GTA, you'd have a real car.
You wouldn't play Football Manager, you'd sponsor a club.
You wouldn't spend 100 hours on Zelda, you'd travel for real.
But you have nothing. So you turn on Steam.
>They play golf, they ride horses, they buy watches, they fly to Dubai in private jets. They don't need virtual adventures to escape their everyday lives; their lives are already a fucking adventure.
Video games aren't a passion; they're a digital infusion for those who have nothing else. They're a substitute for meaning, an illusion of accomplishment for the weak.
It's no coincidence that the most hardcore gamers are also the ones who live in 12 square meters, wear three T-shirts, and eat pasta non-stop. We're talking about guys who think finishing Elden Ring in their underwear is an achievement, but who've never left their hometown.
The average gamer doesn't play because they love "the art of gaming." They play because they can't afford anything else.
Games are designed to flatter people who have failed in life:
>You don't have a career? Here's an XP bar.
>You don't have a girlfriend? Here's a 2D waifu calling you senpai.
>You don't have a territory? Here's a giant map to explore.
>You have no discipline? Here's a progression system.
In short, video games are the poor man's metaverse.
If you really had the means, you wouldn't play GTA, you'd have a real car.
You wouldn't play Football Manager, you'd sponsor a club.
You wouldn't spend 100 hours on Zelda, you'd travel for real.
But you have nothing. So you turn on Steam.
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