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Millennials are notoriously lazy
This position offers the tongue-in-cheek explanation that Settlers of Catan appeals to millennials because they are lazy. It argues that the game lets a supposedly work-shy generation with short attention spans 'take over the world' and achieve big ambitions with minimal effort.
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- Players can achieve big ambitions with little inputThe game allows players to feel like they are exerting high-level strategic skills to achieve lofty goals of world domination, without actually requiring them to think or do anything extraordinary.
- Evidence shows millennials have short attention spansResearch shows that millennials have extremely short attention spans. The game is great for that mental laziness because it's over quickly and doesn't require huge effort.