The ScoreC. Thi Nguyen
The Score
by C. Thi Nguyen · first published 2026
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The concepts TT describes are very patiently and pleasantly explained in the recent book "The Score", by C. Thi Nguyen.
on “All grown-ups were once children, but only few of them remember it” ↗For those interested in going deeper on this topic, I recommend C. Thi Nguyen’s excellent book “The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game”.
on “I Love Board Games: A Personal Obsession Explained by Psychology” ↗…this dopamine fracking has been happening for a while, is the latest version of that. Whatever gets eyeballs and we can measure getting eyeballs, wins, despite the dystopian consequences. The book 'The Score' by C Thi Nguyen goes into this, has given me a new way to see if something I value is actually just a metric I learned and unconsciously am following. He outlines 'four horsemen of bureaucracy' that…
on “Dopamine Fracking” ↗I read C. Thi Nguyen’s book “The Score” a few months ago and it’s phenomenal. Incredibly applicable to our modern age of metrics and measurements and organizations at scale. (And great quote, thanks for sharing!)
on “Dear Software Makers” ↗The Score, by C. Thi Nguyen. It explores why we love metrics in games, but hate them at work.
on “Ask HN: What are you reading?” ↗