I mean, Factorio is just work disguised as a video game. Doesn’t make it any less fun. It’s work that I choose to do rather than work that I have to do.
this is why I choose not to get into it, and why I struggle with Minecraft sometimes. it just uses the same area of my brain that work does.
I find it very difficult to just sit back and do simple tasks in Minecraft, instead of figuring out what to build next and all the parameters for that.
I mean, Factorio is just work disguised as a video game. Doesn’t make it any less fun. It’s work that I choose to do rather than work that I have to do.
At least in the case of Factorio, it’s work that has an extremely high barrier to entry to the point of being a pipe dream for a lot of people.
I describe it as “this is how I wish my job was”
I do literally program factories
So other than lack physical exertion I suspect the appeal of job simulators over actual jobs is.
Interviewing would be so much easier if it was simply, we need X skill, if you have X skill then do X task and we will give you money.
Yup, it’s both of those for me. I’ve had a great job in the past, but my last few (including currently) have just been soul sucking
this is why I choose not to get into it, and why I struggle with Minecraft sometimes. it just uses the same area of my brain that work does.
I find it very difficult to just sit back and do simple tasks in Minecraft, instead of figuring out what to build next and all the parameters for that.