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I only play games when I'm exhausted and that changes everything

Somewhere between burnout and bedtime, video games stopped feeling like entertainment and started feeling like shelter.

Beemia Ehitare
A dashboard screenshot from inside a semi truck. It is raining and dark outside and the windshield wipers are halfway through the windshield.
Image: Euro Truck Simulator 2 (SCS Software)
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