That’s not propaganda papering over a forgettable version of myself, it’s just correct gameplay.
I very much think I understand this perspective but yet I also sometimes find that a specific “gameplay” to be, e.g. restrictive, ‘degenerate’ (in a gameplay sense), or some degree of un-fun/bad.
Just considering the ‘gameplay mechanic’ ‘smalltalk’ – I can and often do enjoy it, but it can also be a thankless chore (or worse).
The phrase “correct gameplay” makes me think of consequentialism and ‘shutting-up-and-multiplying’. But beyond understanding that there is a best ‘move’, I can’t perfectly escape thoughts about the possibility of playing different games.
There’s also not just one ‘game’, as you and others have pointed out, but there’s also not just one level of games either and an aspect of ‘meta-gaming’ is deciding whether or not to play specific games at all. In the expansive myriads-of-games-at-criss-crossing-levels-of-meta-gaming perspective, there isn’t even any obvious “correct gameplay” at all, which is part of what I think this post was gesturing at.
I very much think I understand this perspective but yet I also sometimes find that a specific “gameplay” to be, e.g. restrictive, ‘degenerate’ (in a gameplay sense), or some degree of un-fun/bad.
Just considering the ‘gameplay mechanic’ ‘smalltalk’ – I can and often do enjoy it, but it can also be a thankless chore (or worse).
The phrase “correct gameplay” makes me think of consequentialism and ‘shutting-up-and-multiplying’. But beyond understanding that there is a best ‘move’, I can’t perfectly escape thoughts about the possibility of playing different games.
There’s also not just one ‘game’, as you and others have pointed out, but there’s also not just one level of games either and an aspect of ‘meta-gaming’ is deciding whether or not to play specific games at all. In the expansive myriads-of-games-at-criss-crossing-levels-of-meta-gaming perspective, there isn’t even any obvious “correct gameplay” at all, which is part of what I think this post was gesturing at.