I got the game because a friend invited me to a virtual wedding party because she had to cancel the one in real life due to SIP. My goal was to get a nice virtual gift for my friend so I grinded hard to make Bells and learn DIYs but wound up enjoying the whole process not because I was living a fantasy life like in the article but because it gave me a bit of purpose beyond checking mortality stats every five minutes and feeling guilty for not developing a new skill during this "privileged downtime". Everyone plays for different reasons. I feel lucky this game came out during this uncertain time.