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Video games are training us to be capitalist slaves

Video games are the new opium of the masses. They distract us from the grind of laboring everyday of our lives. They are the product of a billion dollar industry designed to extract profit from our valuable free time. Worst of all they serve to condition us to do as we are told. Complete a task, gain a reward. Do it enough and you level up. Over and over and over. Then when you are done, buy a new game. Compete against your peers to win points. Complete the task. Level up. It’s brainwashing us to be good workers, while distracting us.


Video games are the new opium of the masses. They distract us from the grind of laboring everyday of our lives. They are the product of a billion dollar industry designed to extract profit from our valuable free time.

Worst of all they serve to condition us to do as we are told. Complete a task, gain a reward. Do it enough and you level up. Over and over and over. Then when you are done, buy a new game. Compete against your peers to win points. Complete the task. Level up.

It’s brainwashing us to be good workers, while distracting us.

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