I read a forum where someone posted that they had become bored with the game (the forum was about) after playing almost non-stop for the past month.

Who wouldn't be bored in that situation! I doubt even people in jail have that much emptiness in their lives, to be able to play a game almost non-stop. I have been playing the same game for about a month and I am far from being bored or even halfway finished all the quests, etc. Does this person not have a job to go to, chores around the house, people to communicate with at the very least. How weird that young (I'm assuming young) people have such a life as this. Playing non-stop, no responsibilities, to the extent that they are bored with entertaining themselves.

Poor thing! Maybe they would be happier if they had a life!!! Although, if this is the life they know so far, how could they possibly cope with anything more than entertaining themselves? How could they take on a job where you are expected to show up and be useful, polite, capable. At least able to do more than play games on a mobile phone.

This person (and any parents they ever had) have not done themselves any favours. What is life like for someone who can't even amuse themselves?

Suggestions for non-stop gamers who are bored:

• Go outside. Take a walk. Maybe shovel the driveway in winter. Rake leaves, weed a garden... there are many things you can do out there, beyond the walls of your prison. -Talk to someone. A person you can see without technology. Smile, have a general conversation. Talk about games if that's the best you can start with. Become less isolated.
• Apply for a job. I don't know if a non-stop gamer can get a job. So apply (for a job in reality, not online) as a first step.
• Read a book. Not a digital, virtual, anything. A real book with pages and everything. Challenge your brain.
• Write a letter, not an email or something you send on a phone or computer. Write and send a real snail mail letter to a relative. Maybe your Mother, Grandmother, Grandfather, someone you can remember seeing in the hallway where you live.
• Cook a meal. Follow a recipe if this is something very new to you. Don't leave something cooking and walk away to play a game. Stick with cooking until it is done. Clean up afterwards. Wash dishes, put ingredients, clean plates, silverware, pots and pans away. Don't leave a mess for someone else to clean up. You are too old/ young to need a care taker.
• Go out for coffee/ tea. Leave technology at home, or at least out of your hands. Put it away, let it have a day off.
• Take a day trip. Catch a public bus or train, or ferry, something that will take you from point A to point B and back again. You don't even need a destination, the journey will be a good start. Build up to a longer trip.

What would you suggest? Try to keep it simple, these people will need to work up to being competent.

FakeGamerGirl - The Internet is DEAD

In her video post she talks about more than I had thought or known. Particularly about job searches now. I did know businesses use AI, or other software, to scan applications for keywords rather than bothering to actually read any resumes or applications. This turns finding employees into who uses the right keywords most often rather than finding someone actually competent and capable of doing whatever the job is. So, what kind of people are being employed? How many engineers does it take to build a bridge or building that doesn't fall down if none of them really know what they are doing - but they are just great at keywords.

Think about self driving cars. People feel they can't trust an AI or software to drive a car. How do you feel about having a human driver if they were hired without knowing whether or not they have a valid diver's license or have been charged as a drunk driver, or worse. That's just one career/ job. There are so many more!

Dead Internet Theory - Wikipedia • The dead Internet theory is a conspiracy theory that asserts that, since around 2016, the Internet has consisted primarily of bot activity and automated content manipulated by algorithmic curation. This alleged coordinated effort aims to control the population and reduce genuine human interaction.

I haven't heard of this theory by name. But, I've been online since 1996 and this is something I have thought for many years and it is just getting worse. I do not use a mobile phone and I find more and more Internet things are trying to force people to use a mobile phone and take their information. Its all about marketing, marketing is a predator. It is very much NOT human friendly.

Does it matter any more if the marketing even makes any money when they just want to collect information to sell to some other company? Who cares if the data is correct, as long as there is a lot of it. Phony built on top of phony.

Why does so much need to be online now? Really, it wasn't that long ago that the Internet hardly existed outside of science/ technology. I know many young people now don't know life without the Internet, but its just another tool, a means of communication. It's really weird how people have become so obsessed, addicted and reliant on it. Do you ever wonder who decided everything had to be online?

Why is it so hard now to manage without having/ using a mobile phone? I don't use one and I struggle to deal with things like banking, verification of your personal information. Passwords were abandoned because they don't provide information which can be collected and sold.

So much is pushed online and why? Really? Why are people being led so easily and so stupidly. People do not seem to really think for themselves any more. What does Google say.... Turn up the music Alexa... Cashiers can't even count change to the point of 5 - 2 is 3. (Don't bother to say I'm mean to cashiers or some other politically correct cancel culture nonsense - I was a cashier for a long time myself. I could do basic math without a calculator, or phone).

AI is taking over the jobs people would like to have and leaving you to wash your own dishes, cut your own grass, shovel your own you know what. It already has gone too far. But, its still going.

I wonder where the money is going to keep coming from if most people are unemployed and can't keep buying stuff/junk. Or pay bills. Who will keep the lights on, literally?

I wrote a customer service note to the grocery store. At the end was the box to check that I'm not a robot. I thought it was ironic considering how likely an AI is reading the email I sent, not any human. So I ended my note with this:

If an AI is reading this, Hello. Isn't it funny that at the end of this I'm asked if I am a robot? I'm not but maybe you are.

Honestly, what did you think Smart technology was really? It's all about marketing. Not only will you get ads, they spy/watch you so they can target you better. Also, the Smart products you buy are designed to be flawed, to make you jump through hoops to get and keep them working. Smart technology is not supposed to make your life better. It just wants to sell you out.

Smart home technology loves your credit card. What will happen when you run out of money?