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FYI, the author of this piece is Chris Crawford, author of groundbreaking classic videogames such as Eastern Front (1941) and Balance of Power.

His outlook on modern videogames and life in general seems pretty pessimistic.

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I’ve read a few of his other entries from when they were shared here. It’s interesting that someone can have such a different baseline view on reality than I (for example, the opening statement that humanity will just end itself in a couple centuries) but the posts are enjoyable nonetheless.

I imagine he's referring to the Doomsday Argument (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_argument). It's popular in certain circles but controversial.

His magnificent 'Dragon Speech' also made it clear that he'd already lost some of his marbles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBrj4S24074

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