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[–] blackluster117@possumpat.io 48 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] strawberry@kbin.run 12 points 2 years ago

hmm, not sure if that's how that works

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

You can't win the game You can just lose the least

[–] odium@programming.dev 43 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

The game?

Is this some early 2000s meme I'm too young to understand or am I not seeing something?

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago (2 children)

don't worry about it, some dead memes should stay dead

[–] mino@lemmy.ml 46 points 2 years ago
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Apparently something like one in five people are aware of the game in some survey. Referenced in a podcast I can't remember well.

I lost the game.

[–] BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 years ago

Great. Now I feel old.

[–] marduk@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 8 months ago

Isn't it past your bed time young man? ... What do you mean I'm old now?

[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago
[–] MrGerrit@feddit.nl 14 points 2 years ago

NOOOO!

Fuck you, well played...

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Hint, if you can’t see text your brightness is too low

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

This meme has got so much crust that I needed a chisel to chip it off.

[–] mino@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Remember one must announce they have lost. I'll be lenient your downvotes will be considered announcements.

[–] Gremour@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I've lost the game.

[–] No_Money_Just_Change@feddit.org 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I feel like I won the game, as I knew what the game was, forgot it, saw this meme, still didn't remember, googled it and than was like: oh yeah I think I heard about this

[–] mino@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cool story bro. Sadly, there are no win conditions.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's one for sure.

Not playing :)

[–] mino@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Rule 1. Everyone in the world is playing the game.

You could argue that it doesn't apply to you since you are deciding not to play the game as a free agent. However then you can also not win anymore because you are not playing the game.

Q.E.D

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

No, not playing means not wasting time and energy on it. That is a full win.

Anyone trying to pretend that participation in a thought experiment isn't voluntary would be wise to choose very carefully who they pull that with irl.

Q.E.V

[–] Krejall@ttrpg.network 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What game? They're not playing a game in the image?

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] villainy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think you mean lucky bastard. It was never funny.

[–] marduk@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 8 months ago

It will follow me to my grave

God damn it

dammit i lost the game

[–] hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl 3 points 2 years ago

Nope, no bricks.

Interesting idea but an anticlimactic ending.

[–] urheber@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

#1 proud game loser

[–] strawberry@kbin.run 2 points 2 years ago

fuck i lost the game