lemmy thread of three comments. “FUCK” to which another user replies “the game?” the last comment is “FUCK!” again but now with an exclamation mark

  • @[email protected]
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    2 months ago

    I have a simple solution to this: I am not playing the game.

    Games are necessarily voluntary, otherwise they’re something else. Just because someone wrote in the rules of the game that everyone is playing doesn’t make it true.

    • IndiBrony
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      102 months ago

      Just because you say you’re not playing doesn’t make it true!

      • @[email protected]
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        22 months ago

        Yes it does according to the principle of voluntary participation.

        If you have a different principle you want to propose that explains how a person - or all people - can be forced into playing a game just because someone said so, then we can discuss it.

        • @shneancy
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          22 months ago

          counterpoint: life is a one big game and nobody was asked if they want to participate

          • @[email protected]
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            12 months ago

            As long as we don’t accept your loose metaphor as reality then no, life isn’t a game.

            • @shneancy
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              12 months ago

              true lol, not really my metaphor though, it’s rather popular

    • @nialv7
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      22 months ago

      I am not playing so I don’t have to follow the rules!

    • @NotSafeForWorld
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      22 months ago

      The rule of the game is that if you know of the game, you’re already playing.