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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Campbell" data-source="post: 8419154" data-attributes="member: 16586">Here's what I can say - when I get too used to the sort of clean and crisp narratives seen in most Marvel films,  comic books, video games, television serials, most genre fiction and most mainstream roleplaying game experiences when I try to engage with more messy narratives where we linger on moments for longer, things do not get neatly resolved, and characters might be confused about what they really want become harder to get into because I don't have that dopamine drop syncing into my brain on a regular basis in the same way. Video games especially.I do not think it's brain damage, but that constant dopamine kick from clean narrative arcs, high stakes action, and the like can really have a profound effect on our ability to really dig into messy character driven fiction. I know I feel it from time to time. Especially after playing a bunch of Final Fantasy 14 or watching a sitcom for too long even one as smart as Kim's Convenience.</blockquote>