The world ain't in the best of shape nowadays, so we need all the joy we can get whenever and wherever we can get it. Animal videos, acts of overwhelming kindness, mind-blowing athletic feats ... whatever speaks to you in an ecstatic way is invaluable at this difficult juncture in our journey as human beings.

So this next bit is problematic for me.

I swore off almost all video games over two decades ago because, when I get sucked into a game, it becomes an all-consuming passion. I'll allow myself to kill some time chasing personal high scores on arcade classics like Galaga and Dig Dug, but that's as far as I'll go. I've got work to do, movies to watch, and books to read, and there's precious little time for gaming. So what the heck am I supposed to do now that I've learned, via a Gamesco

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