Games Can Save Us from the Hell of Silicon Valley Optimization (C. Thi Nguyen)
16 March 2026

Games Can Save Us from the Hell of Silicon Valley Optimization (C. Thi Nguyen)

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This week on Post Games:

    Act 1: Games Teach Us to Break Free from Life’s GrindAct 2: Metrics Suck the Joy Out of LifePatreon Bonus: Have Metrics Infested Video Games?Act 3: The News of the Week


Guests:

    C. Thi Nguyen: a philosopher, educator, and author. His latest book is The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s GameGita Jackson: critic, editor, and co-founder of AftermathClosing Song: “Ocarina of Time” by Sixth Station Trio (Zelda Classics album)


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