You can don't like the game. You can't hate the game. You can point out that it's just a game, and it doesn't all make sense. But in the end, you still have to play the game. Otherwise no is going to listen to what you talking about. 1. There are rules everywhere 2. In order for change to happen must have credibility → which comes from playing the game and winning in the syste, and it’s nearly impossible to win without participating in the game 3. The world is full of and made up only of games. --> *choose the game you want to play* find people who want to paly it with you -- what games are every one else playing? --- The interview taught me that i suould abandon all wishful thinking and actually start thinking about which university besides stanford do i want to go for and what life direction should i choose. The world is game. There is no escape. What matters which game do you want to play and how do you want to play it. It's time to actually re-draw my oddeysseys. --- 选择的不可逃避性 + 参与的强制性 存在即参与（Being = Participating） **问题不在于"是否玩游戏"，而在于"在哪个抽象层级选择游戏"。** **关键洞察**： - 大多数人陷入**低层级游戏**（赚钱、地位、关系），将其视为"现实" - 少数人意识到可以**选择元游戏**（选择价值观体系本身） - 极少数人理解：**元游戏本身也是游戏**，从而获得真正的代理权 这是一个关于**意识层级**的命题： - **L0 意识**："我被迫玩这个游戏"（否认代理权） - **L1 意识**："我选择玩这个游戏"（操作层面的代理权） - **L2 意识**："我选择选择游戏的标准"（战略层面的代理权） - **L3 意识**："我意识到所有选择都是游戏，包括这个意识本身"（元认知代理权） **真正的自由**不是"不玩游戏"，而是**在最高可达的抽象层级上，自主设计你的游戏选择规则**。 **最终悖论**： 当你完全理解"一切皆游戏"时，你既可能陷入虚无主义（"既然都是游戏，何必当真"），也可能获得终极自由（"既然都是游戏，我选择全情投入我设计的游戏"）。