Seems like you’re annoyed about not understanding this game, I have to wonder if you’ve even played the game.

I really, really want to agree with you. But I can’t.

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Me. I noted it up there ^.

Very relatable. I still mentally justify things like an Xbox by the ‘avoided costs syndrome’ - if I play Xbox for 10 hours instead of, say, going to 5 movies, then I’ve ‘justified’ it. It feels like I have to go through mental gymnastics for anything I buy for myself - but when I buy things for other people, I never…