[HN Gopher] How Much Are Games Like Factorio Sapping The Intelle...
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       How Much Are Games Like Factorio Sapping The Intellectual Potential
       Of Humanity?
        
       Author : optimalsolver
       Score  : 9 points
       Date   : 2023-09-26 21:53 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | throwaway81523 wrote:
       | No idea about Factorio but they used to say that about chess as
       | well.
        
       | extraduder_ire wrote:
       | In a comment thread with a lot of links to xkcd, I'm surprised I
       | didn't see this one: https://xkcd.com/1414/ - Writing Skills
       | 
       | I think it's the most apt.
        
       | jayturley wrote:
       | I'm guessing since many jobs don't let people use their
       | intellectual capacity anyway (think service/retail/food), not
       | much.
        
       | MassiveBonk51 wrote:
       | Probably less than most ad tech or generic SaaS companies.
        
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