Friday 13 October, 2006

So in my final try at Sims (probably not final) I cheated. I didn't
start in the beginning, but rather took the controller from my
boyfriend's hand after he already had a bunch of stuff set up. This
made things alot easier for me. I got to explore something different
from the first house, I got to see another house! Actually this time I
did find a job. That was kind of cool because I had something to do
other then the bare necessities of life! I also learned to multi-task so
my character could get a couple of things done at the same time. During
this round I was able to interact with alot more people and things. I
had to call a repair girl to fix my oven before it caught the house on
fire. I had more people wandering through the house, and I could
actually catch a ride to work and back to the original house. I liked
the fact that I wasn't stuck in one place. I really liked this game and
realized that the better you get, the more freedom you have. When you
get a job and get more moeny and so forth, your character becomes more
real. They have more things to handle, more responsiblities, and also
more freedom.

Your post really made me look at the Sims in another way. Like you say, in the game the more money and stuff you get the more freedom you have. I was wondering how that reflects on real life. It always seems that the older you get (with more moeny and stuff) you almost have less freedom because of all the responsibilities. You have to worry about getting a job, paying bills, etc. On the other hand, your comment made me think about what it takes to be succesful in life. Is it really that the better you get at "life", the more freedom you have? Probably, right?

Anyways, thanks for the thought-inciting commentary!