From time to time I link to articles that catch my fancy.
Here’s a quote from Humans of New York.
“There was a vibrancy back then. People would see us running but they’d be OK with it. Because we were young. We were allowed to take up space. You think you’ll act young forever but the rules change. Your audience won’t allow it. We’re programmed to see older people a certain way. You can almost chart it on a graph. You disappear as you age and the world notices you less and less. And it makes you realize how much energy you got from being noticed.”
Most folks will home in on “programmed”. But the game thing I grab from this is the last line
how much energy you got from being noticed
Incels have been in the news lately, and as distinguished gentlemen we are always taking advantage of “Attention whor hounds”.
Both seem to be two sides of the same coin.
A trick I learned from an old school player. What do you do, when she starts complaining?
You give her a task.
And to shout out to my Simpson’s crew.
-Archie