i can't help but feel like there's this constant cry for a world without consequence, and I think it's making gaming worse.
I'm not trying to win gaming. I'm just trying to have fun. If you re-read a passage in a book do you castigate yourself? If you rewind a movie do you self-immolate?
Not everyone plays games the same way, and that's not an indicator of the world getting worse. It's an indicator of people who enjoy things in a different way than you, which is - and this is scientifically verifiable - totally chill, my guy.