I think what he ' s saying is that there is no objectively correct way to consume a piece of entertainment alone . Sure the designers intended for one thing , but that doesn ' t mean some alternate form of use is wrong or cheating because there ' s no victim to speak of . Case in point I routinely use console cheats for big open world games like Skyrim , Fallout or Witcher 3 because as an adult that works 60 hours a week , wants to maintain his social life , and still find time to game , I generally don ' t have time to sink 100 hours into a game any more . I still want to see stories being told , I still enjoy acquiring new bits and bobs , but I have to find a way to condense that experience into more manageable timeframes . I am absolutely still having fun and have been engaging in this practice pretty much since I graduated from college and SubtleBeast is suggesting who are you or more generally anyone to deem what is and is not fun for me when I am doing something alone ?