I have been through game phases when I felt unhappy - I assume the rewards were helping with the unhappiness. But all the games hit a plateau (very quickly, some of them) where they start demanding real money to progress. I chuck a few quid at them, but it's never enough - they want more and more, at which point I check out. Since my ADHD diagnosis in January, I've steered clear of those games entirely because I'm aware my brain could get hungry for them.
I found Solitaire on my phone and play that sometimes - it's free and there's no adverts! Hurrah!
I remember when my stepmum was trying to set up her own marketing business in the 90s. At one point, we'd come home from school and she'd still be in her PJ's playing a Tetris-rip-off on our Sega Megadrive. As you say, she probably was scared.
Yes, it's the secondary gains thing: an unwritten EFT course (in my case) is a perfect course. By having this hydra addiction to Chatgpt I get to avoid facing the fact that every day, in every way, I'm getting shitter and shitter ;-). The longer I persist starting each day with a bot session, rather than getting stuck in to work, the more using it can be justified. It's sly because the addiction is not always unhelpful - have done some creative stuff with the help of the crack bot. Maybe it's mentally sharpening pencils and throat clearing. Maybe that's AI colonising my mind.
Oh, dare I admit I've played that game as well? 🤣
I have been through game phases when I felt unhappy - I assume the rewards were helping with the unhappiness. But all the games hit a plateau (very quickly, some of them) where they start demanding real money to progress. I chuck a few quid at them, but it's never enough - they want more and more, at which point I check out. Since my ADHD diagnosis in January, I've steered clear of those games entirely because I'm aware my brain could get hungry for them.
I found Solitaire on my phone and play that sometimes - it's free and there's no adverts! Hurrah!
I remember when my stepmum was trying to set up her own marketing business in the 90s. At one point, we'd come home from school and she'd still be in her PJ's playing a Tetris-rip-off on our Sega Megadrive. As you say, she probably was scared.
Aha! I KNEW this post would have a happy ending. Glad I stuck around for it.
Yes, it's the secondary gains thing: an unwritten EFT course (in my case) is a perfect course. By having this hydra addiction to Chatgpt I get to avoid facing the fact that every day, in every way, I'm getting shitter and shitter ;-). The longer I persist starting each day with a bot session, rather than getting stuck in to work, the more using it can be justified. It's sly because the addiction is not always unhelpful - have done some creative stuff with the help of the crack bot. Maybe it's mentally sharpening pencils and throat clearing. Maybe that's AI colonising my mind.