▲ 275 ▼ Words of wisdom from Morpheus (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago* by teft@startrek.website to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 29 comments fedilink hide all child comments For those who don't know about the game: click here
[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 0 points 2 years ago* (2 children) You cannot win the game though. Also I lost last week so I'm not salty. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago Yes, you can. https://xkcd.com/391 permalink fedilink source parent [–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) 100 billion people won the game so it is possible permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zozano@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) How did they win exactly? By not playing? Rule 1 is: you are now playing the game. You cannot win if you don't start playing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Depending on the variation, it is held that the whole world, or all those who are aware of the game, are playing it at all times(from the wikipedia article) So either everyone in the world is playing or only the people that know the game are playing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zozano@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Minor correction, the Wikipedia article says it is alternatively expressed as - meaning that the expanded definiton which is "Everybody in the world who knows about The Game is playing The Game", implies the first definition is that you have to know before you play. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago Yes, you can. https://xkcd.com/391 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) 100 billion people won the game so it is possible permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zozano@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) How did they win exactly? By not playing? Rule 1 is: you are now playing the game. You cannot win if you don't start playing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Depending on the variation, it is held that the whole world, or all those who are aware of the game, are playing it at all times(from the wikipedia article) So either everyone in the world is playing or only the people that know the game are playing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zozano@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Minor correction, the Wikipedia article says it is alternatively expressed as - meaning that the expanded definiton which is "Everybody in the world who knows about The Game is playing The Game", implies the first definition is that you have to know before you play. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) How did they win exactly? By not playing? Rule 1 is: you are now playing the game. You cannot win if you don't start playing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Depending on the variation, it is held that the whole world, or all those who are aware of the game, are playing it at all times(from the wikipedia article) So either everyone in the world is playing or only the people that know the game are playing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zozano@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Minor correction, the Wikipedia article says it is alternatively expressed as - meaning that the expanded definiton which is "Everybody in the world who knows about The Game is playing The Game", implies the first definition is that you have to know before you play. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Depending on the variation, it is held that the whole world, or all those who are aware of the game, are playing it at all times(from the wikipedia article) So either everyone in the world is playing or only the people that know the game are playing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zozano@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Minor correction, the Wikipedia article says it is alternatively expressed as - meaning that the expanded definiton which is "Everybody in the world who knows about The Game is playing The Game", implies the first definition is that you have to know before you play. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Minor correction, the Wikipedia article says it is alternatively expressed as - meaning that the expanded definiton which is "Everybody in the world who knows about The Game is playing The Game", implies the first definition is that you have to know before you play. permalink fedilink source parent
