When Does Play Become Work? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios

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Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea I'm only one person, and there are only so many hours in the day. Tweet us! http://bit.ly/pbsideachanneltwitter Idea Channel Facebook! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelfacebook Talk about this episode on reddit! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelreddit Idea Channel IRC! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelirc Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com Why does entertainment increasingly feel like work? The Witcher 3 literally describes its side quests as contracts, every new movie seems like a must see, and every book that comes out IS JUST SO GREAT. Even as a human who's job it is to KNOW ALL THE THINGS, on this week's episode of Idea Channel, Mike laments the idea that no longer do we just enjoy things, we are required and tasked with enjoyment. -------------------------------------------------------- Asset Links: Are Videogames Too Long? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcT6M0VmIvg Check out the Comment Responses to "How Accurate Should Movies Be?" over here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JCFV4CdIgM -------------------------------------------------------- Tweet of the week: https://twitter.com/maltbysfalcon/status/614221910898024449 Written and hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta) (who also has a podcast! Reasonably Sound: http://bit.ly/1sCn0BF) Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com)