We explore finite versus infinite games and stumble through seduction, strategy, and self-delusion, all while redefining boundaries and the stories we live inside. A strange love affair becomes a lesson in how to continue instead of conquer.• finite vs infinite games and why continuation beats victory• turning competition into collaboration and play• boundaries reframed as submission gates• collecting peak experiences without losing yourself• choosing and using your illusion with intent• winning breakups through calibration and agency• seduction as presence, consent, and breath• exposure, scapegoats, and public shame economics• don’t believe your story; write a better one• stay connected to the larger world when bubbles burstEmerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes, LA's number one avant-garde personal development program, at 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time. First Wednesdays of the month. If you miss it, or some of it went over your head, and you want to try again, it lives forever close to it at medicated-minutes.com as the only good podcast.Got something to say to me? Slide into the DMs.Support the show