Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Optimization culture has led people to believe that only outcomes matter, “so anything that isn’t focused on a future goal feels like it’s not worth doing”—but not every experience fits that idea, Ian Bogost tells Charlie Warzel.
Optimization culture has led people to believe that only outcomes matter, “so anything that isn’t focused on a future goal feels like it’s not worth doing”—but not every experience fits that idea, Ian Bogost tells Charlie Warzel.










