Why are online games so addictive? It's mostly the narcotic appeal of 'leveling.' Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes addictive appeal game
The main message of 'Smarter Than You Think' is an attempt to look at the productively new and interesting ways that we have begun to learn about the world, to think about what we found, and to mull it over and argue about it with other people as we use technology. Clive Thompson argueattemptbegin share on social
There's nothing wrong with talking out loud in public, but there is something wrong with the government sucking up all those utter instances in a database just in case they maybe want to bust you in five years. Clive Thompson bustcasedatabase share on social
Insurance firms have always carefully studied real-world data to figure out what, precisely, constitutes a risky activity. Clive Thompson activitycarefullyconstitute Change image and share on social
Collections collect collectors. It doesn't work the other way around. A certain object misses its own kind and communicates that to some person who surrounds it with rhyming items; these become at first a quorum, then a selective, addictive madness. Allan Gurganus addictivecollectcollection share on social
Working with franchises can be challenging, but at the same time I really did enjoy working on 'Star Wars,' for example, and I have done a lot of 'Dungeons & Dragons' games, but I still enjoy it very much. Chris Avellone challengedragondungeon share on social
I know I'm not the kind of person who's gonna wind up a walking jukebox, like many rock 'n' roll artists. They just play their hits and that's it. That doesn't appeal to me. Carlos Santana appealartistgonna Change image and share on social
