Jordan P. said you're all in, so why not make the best of it? That's something to ponder isn't it? We're all in always indeed, but are we really? What does he mean by that anyway? I understand it as; you're not playing a videogame, so you can't really put the console asside and take a break. Every living moment of your life, you are playing even if you decide not to play. Whatever happens during the sleep time, that is time for your biological apparatus to recharge, but appart from that you are alive and every choice you make determines how the next moment will unfold. Interesting no? This thing called life. To see life as a game, might not be such a bad idea. There is a game quality to it isn't it ? And there is randomness too.
Life is weird.
It makes complete sense to me. You're all in because your life is all you have.
You touched on a deep question here. Are we really in possession of our lives? I was tempted to agree but then I realised that I'm not a 100% free individual. I am not a slave either but, living in this society and adhering to its norms I'm am not a free agent therefore not owning my life 100%. I mean, think about it for a moment, the way you spend your time every day. What percentage takes your job (count commute), how much you spend on youtube, insta, netflix. Entertainment but engagement is engineered in these apps so, you give up some agency just using them. So, my point is we're all "leaking" agency in our day-to-day therefore we do not fully own our lives, but we keep on living with the illusion that we do.
when i said having life i didn't mean you possess anything.