The Problem with Gamification is that it tries to solve a problem that doesn’t exist. We already have a universal points system, across all aspects of life, that represents status and is redeemable for real world prizes. It’s called “money.

 Greg Costikyan @ Play This Thing!  (via toffeemilkshake)

And the broken-ness of this universal points system is the problem gamification is trying to solve distract us from, surely.

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