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[–] [email protected] 45 points 7 months ago (1 children)

In a world of relentless technological advances and increasing AI anxiety, Rivera wonders whether gen Z’s affinity for retro gaming is connected to its stability. “It provides a constant – it’s not going to morph into something else tomorrow,” she says.

Oh look, the consequence of predatory modern AAA gaming coming back to haunt the medium.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago

Frustratingly, the article does not go into this aspect at all. It's all just "look at the widdle babies retreating into warm cosy nostalgia from the scary adult world"