Yeah. There’s a lot going on here.

The social engagement — agreeing to meet with other people for an amount of time — should be honored like any other commitment. Of course if something comes up that is more important, you do that thing. But, you still honor the commitment by letting people know. Flaking is crap.

Taking the game seriously while you are there is another thing. A thing I think is important, as how else can you get to the feels and experience that are best. How else can you generate stories to discuss days, weeks, months, even years later. You have to take the process seriously to do that.

The two inform each other — if you don’t take the commitment seriously, then I don’t buy you can take the game seriously, either.