Should you force yourself to relinquish the thrill of the contest, because “it doesn’t really matter”? That would be no fun!
Oh, it does matter. There’s a real opponent there. That’s reality.
If you’re reading a work of fiction, knowing it is fiction, why are you doing so? Because emotional investment is fun?
You make a good point.
Oh, it does matter. There’s a real opponent there. That’s reality.
You make a good point.