Oh but my dear Brand Robins​​ . You of all people should know that “happily playing”, much like “having fun” has zero relationship to whether a thing is well or poorly designed.

I harken back to the days of my childhood, blissfully playing with homemade weapons in the back yard (kids would call them “boffers” today). We had hours and hours of wondrous good times pummeling each other nigh senseless.

Our weapons were not attractive, no. Nor were they particularly sturdy. And they certainly were not remotely safe.

That didn’t stop us from having fun with them anyway. But no one would mistake them for being well designed.