[wool_gather]

> > QAnon is just more fun.

> Citation desperately needed!

You might find this take on QAnon from a game designer's perspective interesting:

https://medium.com/curiouserinstitute/a-game-designers-analy...

> It uses many of the same gaming mechanisms and rewards [as ARGs and LARPing].

> When players arrive at the “correct” answers they are showered with adoration, respect, and social credit.

> ... the breadcrumbs [from Q] are not facts, they are [...] Puzzles and clues for the “investigators” to uncover. [...] solving puzzles is extremely rewarding from a biochemical standpoint and the thoughts we gain from them are special to us.