not to blame for / bittersweet distractor
This is not à propos of anything in my life lately, but I couldn't pass up the analogy once it occurred to me.
Have you ever heard of the game "robotfindskitten"? If not, you should first read about it, ideally even play it a little while.
Imagine, if you will, a variant of robotfindskitten, where:
Imagine playing this game.
I ask you: is it any wonder why dating is, at times, bewildering and frustrating? I think patience and — as much as possible — calm acceptance of how bizarre the game is are to be recommended.
Have you ever heard of the game "robotfindskitten"? If not, you should first read about it, ideally even play it a little while.
Imagine, if you will, a variant of robotfindskitten, where:
- The playing field is infinite
- The characters on the playing field appear and disappear unpredictably
- There may be multiple or zero kittens
- Sometimes even after a character has revealed itself as an NKI, that character will, at a future date, instead be kitten
- Sometimes characters, when probed, complain testily about how all robots are just looking for kitten
- Or, conversely, aver that robot claims to be looking for kitten, but doesn't seem to be making enough effort, you know?
Imagine playing this game.
I ask you: is it any wonder why dating is, at times, bewildering and frustrating? I think patience and — as much as possible — calm acceptance of how bizarre the game is are to be recommended.