is there examples of the sort of things that's been built with these systems? it often feels like complication and abstraction for its own sake
Why would it be an addiction versus obsession? Getting obsessed with something and building things around it, even if it's nonsense, is artistically genuine.
but i could be wrong.
Eh, plenty of people play with Sims. Having them do something that feels even tangentially useful has an understandable appeal.
Thanks. This is helpful.