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In Motion: On the Emptiness of Progress
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In Motion: On the Emptiness of Progress

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PopMatters Staff
/ 9 February 2016
Nils Pihl calls it, "Newtonian engagement", that is, when "an engaged player will remain engaged until acted upon by an outside force". That's "progress".
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