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See, you yourself say that you are an ascetic! And an ascetic cannot see life in its full range of pleasures (although this is IMHO and depends on one's worldview). Well, you can get quite a lot of enjoyment from games, the main thing is that they don't interfere with life. By the way, I almost don't play now, not because it's bad, but because I don't see many interesting games, except perhaps Civilization 4.

See, you yourself say that you are an ascetic! And an ascetic cannot see life in its full spectrum of pleasures (although this is just my opinion and depends on one's worldview). Well, you can get quite a few good things from games, the main thing is that they don't interfere with life. By the way, I almost don't play now not because it's bad, but because I almost don't see interesting games, except for Civilization 4.

Pleasure is the ultimate form of things, but not their essence, and I would still argue about who sees life in its fullness. Read more carefully about the magnet in this same thread.

A game (or books), a virtual world – this is a means of self-expression for the authors and developers. Thoughts, consciousness, and the reality of the present are the raw material, the ore, which consciousness melts and mixes with memories of the past, plans for the future, other people's ideas about the mechanics of the world, and hopes for a better life.
Recombination of space and time, redefinition of meanings, a cocktail of one's own and others' delusions.
The supporting structures on which life is built and which motivate actions are the material for the virtual world.
In the virtual world, consciousnesses connect; this is a chance to feel what other pieces of the Universe live and dream about.
I confess, I don't play for pleasure anymore; that's in the past. I play for knowledge, and I also draw various ideas and themes for reflection from it, and it's just interesting to travel through fantastic worlds.
That's why I created this thread, to find out what others play for and why. I am interested in the flight of thought, and what about you?
Has the passion for knowledge passed, and only a dull desire to get more and more pleasure by releasing adrenaline remains?

All means are good for the development of consciousness.

P.S.
And also for SARUMAN.
Flesh takes away everything from us, everything that can make us more than just a piece of meat.You, as a mage, should understand this better than anyone.

"I have found, though unconsciously and gradually, that the pleasure derived from the exercise of the intellect is incomparably greater than that which is derived from any physical exertion, technical skill, or sport... The chief enjoyment in my life has been scientific work."
Charles Darwin

Now I understand your point. It just seemed in your first post that you were too engrossed in games, sorry about that. As for the passion for knowledge – it clearly hasn’t faded, otherwise, only books like those by Donskova and games like Counter-Strike would be created. Let me explain about pleasures – for me, the concept of pleasure can encompass both base things (drinking, delicious food) and sublime things (creating works of art, admiring nature). It’s not advisable to give up one in favor of the other; in my opinion, this makes life bland. The sublime and the base are two sides of the same coin, just like life and death.

The real world far surpasses any game in terms of plot, the diversity of self-realization, instances of "team" play, and many other aspects, so there is nothing to argue about. However, through the lens of a game (or a book), one can often discover something vital, relevant, and previously unnoticed, even though it is very close. The main thing is to comprehend every little detail; then, there will always be a balance between reality and virtual worlds, and no deviations will occur. And, in general, in my opinion, a person can, if they wish, literally LIVE in a game, but upon returning to the real world, they will immediately adapt and continue their existence in it just as calmly – the main thing is our internal philosophy, mentality, temperament – there are many similar words that convey essentially the same meaning.

Anything is more interesting than life. Although, specifically, games – not by much.

Anything is more interesting than life.

Stupid plus...

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But didn't they add the ability to quickly level up in World of Warcraft over the years?