{"sf1_id":1781226,"sf2_id":"k1Vl3RQm","title":"three","author":"Jacob King","words":195,"posted_at":"2021-11-02T01:34:00.000Z","tags":["Drunk","Scribbling"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1781226-three","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/k1Vl3RQm","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/95/91/959102e6-7e8f-425e-aa49-0a431bbce87a","description":"#3 of Drunk Work Scribblings from Fall 2019\n\n(originally written November 18, 2019)","content":"\"Let's play a game.\"  \n  \nGames are funny.  \n  \nBoard games, video games, sports, and the like.  \n  \nGames bring out the competitive nature in some people.  \n  \nGames bring down the defenses of people that are always with their guard up.  \n  \nGames do something to us and we often like their effects.  \n  \nWhat makes games so special, though?  \n  \nWhat makes games something that we wish to play with other people?  \n  \nWhat is the appeal?  \n  \nWhy can't people just entertain each other by conversation, thought experiments, and old-fashioned trash-talking?  \n  \nIs there some of light-hearted nature to games that makes it easoer for people to communicate each other and share experiences?  \n  \nIs there some sort of unspoken channel of communication that is created when people play a game together?  \n  \nWhat about games that are rigged?  \n  \nWhat about games in which everyone knows they will lose?  \n  \nWhat about games in which gameplay is physically or fiscally painful?  \n  \nWhat is the appeal?  \n  \nAre games a threat?  \n  \nAre games a form of distraction?  \n  \nWhy can't people just talk to each other and enjoy the social dynamics of a deep conversation?  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp;I don't want to play games, anymore.  \n  \nI just want to love people.  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Drunk Work Scribblings from Fall 2019","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1781224-two.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1781229-four.json"}}