“The paradox of abundance”: do players choose less but better — and why do too many similar games cause fatigue?
Lately I’ve caught myself logging into casinos and closing them five minutes later without playing anything. There are just endless rows of slots that all kind of blur together. A while back, I remember spending weeks on just two or three games and actually enjoying them. Now it feels like too much choice kills the mood. Has anyone else felt that when there’s too much of the same thing, it’s harder to pick and enjoy a game instead of easier?
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I’ve definitely been there. When everything looks similar, my brain just switches off and I end up doing nothing. I noticed I play longer on platforms that don’t throw thousands of near-identical games at me. When the selection feels curated, it’s easier to relax and focus. I stumbled across this article — https://hacker9.com/why-online-casino-players-prefer-quality-over-quantity/ — and it lined up with what I see in real life. Once casinos started pushing fewer but more refined games, I stopped feeling that scrolling fatigue and actually remembered which games I liked.