>>36171708>put in work>in a child's video gamelol. You Gamefreak cocksuckers are something else. I forgive you, though. There's actually a well documented psychological phenomenon to explain why people actively enjoy and want more of grind/ unfun artificial barriers to fun/ rewards. Same reason why fraternities haze, or why militaries force camaraderie through punishing physical exercise. What is hard and requires effort will eventually be rationalized as necessary and even "worth it," regardless of how skewed the cost/ benefit is.
The human mind is amazing that way. I suggest you anons look up the work of Robert Cialdini. Wrote some books on persuasion. I believe research of persuasion directly ties into why people prefer to "work" for their Pokémon, be it for breeding competitive sets or shinies.
There's also "commitment and consistency" at work here. A sort of sunk-cost fallacy, where players will rationalize irrational behavior in an attempt to reconcile previous actions as "correct." There's a ton of psychology at work here. So retards, stay secure in your retardation. You are not alone and are only human.
