Comment on When people say the phrase "Don't hate the player, hate the game", it removes responsibility from the player

AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• lugal@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Working to pay rent and stuff is a choice?

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  • intensely_human@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Duh. You could just lie down and die, but here you are choosing to eat and drink and sleep.

    You silly goose, so fixated on surviving.

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  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Referring to yourself as a “player” usually implies that your goal is to outdo everyone else, not just get by.

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    • Zorque@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The one referring to themselves as a player, in this situation, is usually screwing over the person they're talking to.

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      • intensely_human@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The ones whose contribution is figuring out whom to hate are the ones you gotta watch out for.

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  • metaStatic@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Everything is a choice.

    True freedom is the realisation that you can literally do anything.

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    • intensely_human@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Is your heart beating a choice?

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