I stopped after seeing "video games are fake achievements". Actually, I didn't, I ended up skimming after that though.

Is this activity making a positive, tangible difference in my life or anyone else’s life? Is it a real, true prerequisite for a tangibly effective activity? Alternatively, am I totally okay with doing this just because I like doing it, laboring under no illusion that it benefits me or anyone else?

These "fake achievements" as he likes to call them, suit his definition of a "real" achievement. They actively make a positive, tangible difference in my or anyone else's life. It is a real, true prerequisite for a tangibly effective activity. And I'm totally okay with doing this just because I like doing it, and it certainly benefits me.

So it's both? That definition is stupid.

That voice will tell you all the really great benefits of your bullshit treadmill in an attempt to convince you that it’s meaningful.

Nope. Nothing is meaningful.

The author also never includes what is a "real" achievement. And if they did say one, I could shoot it down using their own words. Because their definition of "real" and "fake" is bullshit and opinion.