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The episode explores the impact of effort on game outcomes and whether fate is determined by larger forces.

What does it mean to “lock in”? Can you try too hard? Can you try too little? Can the amount of effort you apply really make a difference in the outcome of the game? Or is our fate decided by bigger things? Firestar73’s Pokemon Go Celebration Reading Dojo Visualization Exercises Join the Discord ⁠Support Star Point⁠ The Star Point Store

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