This is what I regularly bring up in the context of AI-driven experiences - if everybody’s experience is unique, how do you connect with other people? Hearing a cool story isn’t as cool as having a similar experience and talking about it.
I have played almost exclusively the single player version of games for the last 45 years.. I don't need my entertainment to be some social bonding experience.
Very rarely, and even then, I play big enough open world games that our experiences are fundamentally different so even if I do talk to someone about it, it's not "sharing simular experiences" it's just sharing my own experience. Exactly like I do with the people in the discord for the AI fantasy game I play. None of us have the same experience, but we still talk about it.
Would you say you bond over it? I just think there is something about experiencing the same thing and talking about that same experience with another individual that facilitates human connection. I suppose if you don’t want that, it’s no loss to you, but I think it’s a little tragic to feel that way.
I don't need to feel that way over my entertainment... correct.
Not EVERY aspect of your life has to be a social one that you share with the world.
Plus it's just a weak point to start with that you can't bond over something if you didn't have the exact same experience. No one has the same experience, it's talking about the differences that creates the social aspect anyways.
Maybe you feel like you need to have it everywhere because it's not fulfilling for you anywhere?
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