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fragmedetoday at 11:48 AM2 repliesview on HN

The useless box dates back to 1952, and the pet rock was a phenomenon for a while. If useless software bothers you, you've got to be pretty bothered quite a number of things. What do you think of video games?


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vitally3643today at 11:59 AM

We're talking about things like a flashlight app on your phone with a subscription and that requests every system permission available, or the ten trillion todo apps.

LogicFailsMetoday at 2:02 PM

Haven't played them personally since the double whammy of the Zynga playbook and the pandemic of DLC. But I have been building my own games to play that are free of these infestations. The enshittification surrounds us and penetrates us.

Edit: Yes, I see, as a former gamer and game developer, I am unemploying myself by creating games with AI to play myself instead of ennriching the pockets of Gabe Newell and other billionaires, hence the downvote.