This is really sad

When I went to Las Vegas a couple of years ago, I noticed that Grannies were a common sight at the slot machines. They would conquer 4 slot machines, slot in their pennies one by one and routinely press the levers down. The reels would rotate at a dizzying speed and one by one, symbols which the heavens have dictated will reveal itself. A normal person would be anxiously anticipating each revelation. These Grannies, however, just sit, unblinkingly, unfaced, and completely emotionless.

At that time I thought, 'It must be really sad to camp in front of those slot machines the whole day, to waste your life on chance and luck alone.'

Obsessing over the torture mechanism know as STARS is an uncannily similar scenario. Pressing F5 and Enter is like Slotting in coins and pressing the levers down. Waiting for the 3 jackpot symbols to appear is like waiting for the vacancy to change from 0 to one.


This time, I'm echoing my thoughts from the past.

'This is really sad.'