Ep 65: Teleological Thinking

This week, Katie picked yet another topic she didn’t really understand well, and maybe we all will understand it a smidgeon better by the end. Maybe… Teleological thinking is “means to an end” kind of thinking, and non-teleological thinking is more like “the journey, not the destination” thinking.

We discuss the way these two kinds of thinking can influence the games we play and how we play them, and also, and also a rather-longwinded discussion of how the way one approaches gaming relates to chores….

Do you approach games the same way you do the dishes? Are you goal- or vibes-oriented?

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 3:08 What we've been playing
• 3:20 Dempsey: Expedition 33
• 14:05 Katie: Rimworld
• 24:16 Seth: Runescape
• 26:57 Seth: Dungeon Clawer
• 29:07 Teleological Thinking
• 32:26 Goal Oriented vs. non-goal oriented
• 42:48 Demand Avoidance