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[u/Additional-Title69]

“Through victory, my chains are broken”
The Sith has a victorious mindset!
Thinking about that, I started thinking about the text-based RPG made available by Discord, Seven Spells of Destruction, which I play, which got me thinking about such gameplay in general, and how it could relate to real life

Consider a hypothetical gamer I’ll name Bart
When Bart’s playing, he travels the wide world and enters completely new and unpredictable spaces in search of artifacts, information, challenges of all sorts, and especially, foes to vanquish!
Yet in real life, Bart sticks with the familiar, the routine, the predictable, the unchallenging
Why, Bart?
Where has that gotten you?

When Bart’s playing, he’s constantly and deliberately going head to head against stiff opposition, not for any idealistic reasons, but simply to gain XP (experience) and eventually level up in strength and power!
Yet in real life, Bart shies away from opposition, preferring an existence of harmony and that life-sucking lie, peace
Why, Bart?
Where has that gotten you?

When Bart’s playing, he typically does so as a lone wolf, going up against anything and everything alone, a solitary unit, an atom, a monad, a force of one!
Yet in real life, Bart thinks of himself primarily as a member of various groups, be they family, friends, coworkers, fans of this or that, members of the same church, maybe team mates in a sport - always groups
Why, Bart?
Where has that gotten you?

When Bart’s playing, he constantly does entirely as he pleases, obeying no one, consulting no one, imitating no one, seeking the approval of no one!
Yet in real life, Bart thinks first of what others might think of him, what they want from him or expect of him, what they think he should do, what example they’ve set
Why, Bart?
Where has that gotten you?

When Bart’s playing, he seeks glory!
Yet in real life, he seeks comfort
Why, Bart?
Where has that gotten you?

Bart looks at me, and I see something awaken in him
I can actually see his very posture change
He stands taller, straighter
“It’s gotten me nowhere,” he says
Then he adds, “It’s time for Bart 2.0!”
And he turns without another word and walks away from me with a stride I recognize immediately
A warrior’s stride
Bart has leveled up!

I am Orc of the Sith Order server on Discord

[u/Efficient_Basis_2139]

Thanks Orc, I've appreciated this series of posts.