Another critique
The last time I responded to someone's ideas about TTRPG theory, it got a bit of traction... if not here, then across several of the social media platforms I'm linked to. This is a really interesting set of ideas, and it was relatively dismissed on the TTRPG Design Community forum where it was posted. At the time of my screenshot, the majority of the comments indicated something along the lines of "That's certainly an opinion" or "You seem to have a narrow understanding of specific TTRPGs", but comments like that are pretty dismissive. It's got some merits, and yes, while it is an opinion, and while it does reflect a specific style of game, there are some elements that can be delved into. It's a complex take, and probably akin to the sorts of things I'm often writing here. People look at it ad they say "I agree with this bit, but I don't agree with that...however since the ideas I like and the ideas I don't like seem to be ...