There Is Forced Sociability Everywhere

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Clarissa

November 30, 2012

I’m preparing to make one final effort before finishing the semester. This will require intense psychological hygiene, which is why tonight I’m playing my favorite Kindle game. Unfortunately, I have reached a point where the game is trying to force me to engage in sociability, inviting other players to be my friends, exchanging gifts and flowers with them, and getting them to send me love. Since this is obviously a game for little girls, I feel extremely embarrassed asking them to befriend me.

This is why I was inordinately happy to see some of my game “friends” leave a message on her wall saying that she will give birth in 6 weeks. At least, now I know that at least one of these players has reached puberty. That is a relief already.

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5 responses to “There Is Forced Sociability Everywhere”

Evelina Anville

November 30, 2012

Oh my God: I HATE when games make me invite people to keep playing. I always stop playing anything the minute they make me socialize. I play games so I DON’T have to socialize!

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1. bloggerclarissa
  
  November 30, 2012
  
  Exactly! I’m playing to relax and have a rest from sociability.
  
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  1. bloggerclarissa
    
    November 30, 2012
    
    My little friends have stopped playing. Their parents must have put them to bed. Now I feel REALLY stupid. -)
    
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Sam W

December 1, 2012

I hate that too, it creates a dependancy on other people for the game to go well. I play games to relax an do my own thing, if I wanted to rely on other people, I’d socialize in person to play board games etc. The vast majority of people will only pay limited attention to virtual games and therefore have less meaningful interactions through it. If I interact with people through virtual games, I get less reward from it (as the other party is often paying limited attention) than I do from interactions in person, while still draining my energy to a similar amount.

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n8chz

December 1, 2012

I have reached a point where the game is trying to force me to engage in sociability, inviting other players to be my friends, exchanging gifts and flowers with them, and getting them to send me love.

Sounds like a pyramid scheme, or your basic cow clicker.

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