One of the more important functions of the social level interaction is signaling mating interest (not saying this doesn’t happen on other levels too, but generally playful flirting is the first movement of the mating dance).
Refusing to play is choosing to lose some opportunities. A lot of people think that because they are not yet good at a particular game (or even understand that it is a game) that the game has no value for them. Other people are inclined to try and figure out how to play it better.
Edit: I actually meant this as a response to Strange7.
One of the more important functions of the social level interaction is signaling mating interest (not saying this doesn’t happen on other levels too, but generally playful flirting is the first movement of the mating dance).
Refusing to play is choosing to lose some opportunities. A lot of people think that because they are not yet good at a particular game (or even understand that it is a game) that the game has no value for them. Other people are inclined to try and figure out how to play it better.
Edit: I actually meant this as a response to Strange7.