We've collectively spent 11,000 years playing Balatro, fans reply it's gotta be more than that

What do the domestication of rice, the Bronze Age collapse, the founding (and sacking) of Rome, the American Revolution, and the Moon landing have in common? That's right: You could fit every single one of them into the time we've all spent playing dangerously moreish deckbuilder Balatro and have a few millennia left to spare.

So says the game's creator, LocalThunk, in a post over on X, «The Everything App.» «Balatro has been cumulatively played for over 11,000 years across all platforms,» wrote Mssr Thunk in a post that should maybe have prompted some self-reflection on our part but which only sparked pride.

Balatro has been cumulatively played for over 11,000 years across all platforms