Games Can Save Us from the Hell of Silicon Valley Optimization
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This week on Post Games:
- Act 1: Games Teach Us to Break Free from Life’s Grind
- Act 2: Metrics Suck the Joy Out of Life
- Patreon Bonus: Have Metrics Infested Video Games?
- Act 3: The News of the Week
Guests:
- C. Thi Nguyen: a philosopher, educator, and author. His latest book is The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game
- Gita Jackson: critic, editor, and co-founder of Aftermath
- Closing Song: “Ocarina of Time” by Sixth Station Trio (Zelda Classics album)
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