I was perfectly willing to believe a fraction of a percent of people could get their world properly mixed up, but once i got half way down and they were talking about memory and emotions in games like it was some mind blowing thing i stopped taking this seriously. I’m certain they’ve deliberately worded everything to be as spooky as possible to boomers.
I was definitely assuming this would be an opinion piece about young people saying “what do we think chat” and “victory royale” but, no, it’s actual research
How is this different from just… a habit? I know I’ve said “hey google, lights” to turn on the sun a couple times. It worked but it took like 10 hours darnit
Sure, it’s not just people spending a bit too much time in addictive games. No, it’s a whole new phenomenon that requires research and possibly treatment! What a bunch of nonsense.
If you’ve ever played half life alyx, you might have found yourself trying to grab something with a hand gesture then finding it… does not fly towards you
Man I know I feel twice as tall when I eat shrooms.
I love when I move my head to see around a corner in videogames, like “wtf did I just do”
I thought we all agreed that real life is the game “outside” but the graphics are really good so it tricks most people
