I immediately recognize the pattern that’s being playing out in this post and in the comments. I’ve seen it so many times, in so many forms.
Some people know the “game” and the “not-game”, because they learned the lesson the hard way. They nod along, because to them it’s obvious.
Some people only know the “game”. They think the argument is about “game” vs “game-but-with-some-quirks”, and object because those quirks don’t seem important.
Some people only know the “not-game”. They think the argument is about “not-game” vs “not-game-but-with-some-quirks”, and object because those quirks don’t seem important.
And these latter two groups find each other, and the “gamers” assume that everyone is a “gamer”, the “non-gamers” assume that everyone is a “non-gamer”, and they mostly agree in their objections to the original argument, even though in reality they are completely talking past each other. Worse, they don’t even know what the original argument is about.
Other. People. Are. Different.
Modeling them as mostly-you-but-with-a-few-quirks is going to lead you to wrong conclusions.
I immediately recognize the pattern that’s being playing out in this post and in the comments. I’ve seen it so many times, in so many forms.
Some people know the “game” and the “not-game”, because they learned the lesson the hard way. They nod along, because to them it’s obvious.
Some people only know the “game”. They think the argument is about “game” vs “game-but-with-some-quirks”, and object because those quirks don’t seem important.
Some people only know the “not-game”. They think the argument is about “not-game” vs “not-game-but-with-some-quirks”, and object because those quirks don’t seem important.
And these latter two groups find each other, and the “gamers” assume that everyone is a “gamer”, the “non-gamers” assume that everyone is a “non-gamer”, and they mostly agree in their objections to the original argument, even though in reality they are completely talking past each other. Worse, they don’t even know what the original argument is about.
Other. People. Are. Different.
Modeling them as mostly-you-but-with-a-few-quirks is going to lead you to wrong conclusions.