It’s foolish to accept a final goal someone else gives you, let alone a piece of paper in a box. If you’re not thinking about why you want to win, you’re being foolish. I’m sure Sirlin goes into why winning is a good goal, but you haven’t given us any clues here.
Games, unlike many real life situations, are entered into by choice. If you are not playing to win, then one must ask why are you bothering to play? Or, more specifically, why are you playing this game and not some other?
It’s foolish to accept a final goal someone else gives you, let alone a piece of paper in a box. If you’re not thinking about why you want to win, you’re being foolish. I’m sure Sirlin goes into why winning is a good goal, but you haven’t given us any clues here.
Games, unlike many real life situations, are entered into by choice. If you are not playing to win, then one must ask why are you bothering to play? Or, more specifically, why are you playing this game and not some other?
That’s what the whole post was about. You don’t seem to be engaging with it, just contradicting it without addressing any of the arguments.