The core gameplay loop is fantastic, it's just everything else that's the problem (stability, end game content, crafting, upgrading gear, mission selection, weeklies, class customization, etc..), is unfinished or shallow, or just completely tied to timed RNG store resets.
It's a shame, because the core gameplay loop is really fun.
I noticed that all of the human examples are caucasian. I'd be very interested to see how accurate it is with more representative range of human faces than how it handles animals or handbags.
Had personal experience on a project where the facial scanning engine failed spectacularly when anyone except white men like me tried to use it.
You might be surprised. I've been sober almost seven years now, and the fact that I still had a job kept me suffering for a hell of lot longer than necessary. You can be "high functioning" and still be pretty damn miserable.
The number of people I met in the rooms who were also high functioning when they stoppedbelied my assumptions completely. There's an old saying "the bottom of the hole is the point you stopped digging".
I don't know your circumstances, but most large employers at least pay lip service to having substance policies in place explicitly to encourage employees to come forward and get help. It's worth looking into.
If you think "irritable for a month" is a disqualifier, what about being high at work? Or sick? Or some combination of the both -- forever. You're addicted now, you don't come with a good default state. I know which, as employer, I'd pick. As much as I thought I was holding it together, when I look at old pictures of myself, or the days missed because I was too sick, or simply talk to friends I worked with and have them tell me stories about me, my temper, how erratic I was...
I wasn't getting away with nearly as much as I thought, and what I thought of as "high functioning" was a a lot more "barely squeaking by". Seems like the subject of the article had a lot of his own "barely squeaking by", too -- the conflicts about him "working from home", etc..
Quitting may be hard, but it was a hell of a lot less hard than what I put myself through for so many years.
There's a reason why so many alcoholics and addicts being unemployed and homeless, it's goddamn hard to live up to any other responsibilities when you're carrying such a heavy load.
Odds are if you're good enough to succeed as a software engineer despite your addiction then what you'll be able to do when you're freed from having to feed that monster will be pretty extraordinary.
I can only speak from personal experience, but man, it's worth it.
Separately, as a software engineer, it might be easier than for others. . Even if your employer isn't helpful, finding a new gig as a software engineer is a lot easier than many other fields. As an employer, I'd not even think to ask about see a month or two gap in a resume. I've happily overlooked much, much larger for a good candidate. Other professions have much different expectations.
It's a shame, because the core gameplay loop is really fun.