The story of playing at damming the creek or on the sand at the seaside is wholesome and brought a smile to my face. Cracking the "puzzle" is almost the bad ending of the game, if you don't get any fun at playing it anymore.
People should spend more of their time doing things because they're fun, not because they want to get better at it.
Maybe the apocalypse will happen in our lifetime, maybe not. I intend to have fun as much as I can in my life either way.