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why do real chores when virtual chores
"Honey, can you go out and powerwash the side of the house this weekend?"
"Awww, c'mon... I was planning on playing Powerwash Simulator this weekend! π©"
Now I kind of feel guilty for enjoying Crime Scene Cleaner. At least in my defense, my house is not covered in blood.
I've been playing Hitman: World of Assassination all weekend.
Not sure if that's better than the alternative.
A real power washer can run out of water or power unless you tether it to outlets. Meanwhile in the simulator, you can parkour onto the roof with an infinite water tank.
Real chores give us no sense of pride and accomplishment
If powerwashing the house got me new socks that gave me +.25 an hour pay I'd be doing all kinds of side quests
I hear those are in the next patch release of Earth
Pride And Accomplishmentβ’ π€€
Surely you are referencing the EA comment, yes?
Neither did WOW ones, every time I'd complete an impossible task and get my reward they'd nerf it and start giving it away the next week
TBH they kinda do. It's just that there's all sorts of real-world issues attached to them, while a game is at worst boring.
For a lot of people. they don't. Chores are just painful and annoying and unrewarding and they hate them objectively.
I'm sure lots of people don't feel a sense of accomplishment from gaming, either.
but gaming is fine-tuned to be fun, real life isn't
but real life achievements are much more real and often more lasting than in-game achievements
lol what world are you living in? chores never stop.
That doesn't diminish the sense of accomplishment.