It is easy to underestimate any individual's contribution to society, especially if it can be (ridiculously) trivialized as "just a mindless game" (that hurt to type).
2048 has impacted our species. Seriously.
I can assure you from an objective, subjective, authoritative, personal, and collective position: your game has saved many people their sanity, entertained millions, saved/wasted billions, inspired untold people into math, web dev, and game design.
But most importantly, people didn't quit "mindless/thankless/frustrating/demeaning" jobs because their mind was _just_ adequately stimulated by your creation to continue to justify coming to work the next day.
Not demanding enough to command full attention (until we get a 4096, then nothing else matters), but 'choring' enough (in the most charitable sense) to keep people from finding a more or less demanding time-fill, likely compromising their jobs.
Jobs that help others, in an exponential way, sometimes.
Even if this was an isolated incident, I can tell you, you will forever be top 5 (hyper) viral games by a solo developer.
If a butterfly can cause a hurricane, 2048 could just as easily be the reason we survive the next filter, for all we know.
You helped me help others help others. And you deserve to know that.
BTW: I always blocked your ads (no offense, just cognitive stuff).
2048 has impacted our species. Seriously.
I can assure you from an objective, subjective, authoritative, personal, and collective position: your game has saved many people their sanity, entertained millions, saved/wasted billions, inspired untold people into math, web dev, and game design.
But most importantly, people didn't quit "mindless/thankless/frustrating/demeaning" jobs because their mind was _just_ adequately stimulated by your creation to continue to justify coming to work the next day.
Not demanding enough to command full attention (until we get a 4096, then nothing else matters), but 'choring' enough (in the most charitable sense) to keep people from finding a more or less demanding time-fill, likely compromising their jobs.
Jobs that help others, in an exponential way, sometimes.
Even if this was an isolated incident, I can tell you, you will forever be top 5 (hyper) viral games by a solo developer.
If a butterfly can cause a hurricane, 2048 could just as easily be the reason we survive the next filter, for all we know.
You helped me help others help others. And you deserve to know that.
BTW: I always blocked your ads (no offense, just cognitive stuff).
Drop a donation link somewhere, please.