Here’s one dedicated to those stupid Facebook games that manage to consume so much time without me realising, until it begins to get dark out side. Restaurant City, Farmville, Bejewled, Pet Society, Geo Challenge (and now Country Story), are the major players in the battle for time between sworn enemies: Procrastination and Productivity. They are weapons designed by geniuses that manage to reach beyond common sense to a place where competitiveness is fueled and nurtured.
These games have very little to them. When you think about what the do, or rather what they don’t do, you realise that they are completely pointless. There is no greater accomplishment then beating your friends who have also been drawn in to the battle. So you are all there having the same problem, thinking the same thing “just one more and I’ll beat them!” It’s crazy! It makes no sense! However, it happens. It seems the way they do this is by feeding your competitive side and allowing you the opportunity to indulge yourself in an ideal lifestyle. Who wouldn’t want to own a successful farm? Or open a classy restaurant, which you didn’t have to work in if you didn’t want to, and make a few thousand on a daily basis? If someone gave me that opportunity I probably wouldn’t say no to it. However, reality is a tad different to cyber space, and I’m sure running a farm, or a restaurant, isn’t as easy as the game makes out. It’s always nice to dream though!
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