Finch: and the gameification of self love.
C opyright:Ninao and Steph Ethics and brevity: I have no affiliation with Finch, I just got suckered int o it because the cute bird I was scrolling through the endless wasteland of endless ads on Instagram the other day till I noticed this one for a game called "Finch". It looked adorable and described itself as a mental health companion, offering words of encouragement and support. So, I figured, why not? And download it I did. It was cute as ever, with a sweet little bird who's there to encourage you to care for yourself. Sure, the whole concept might sound a bit odd on paper. But it's all in good fun, and the messages of self-love and self-care were actually pretty uplifting. I expected "Tamagotchi" mixed with a therapy session. what I got.. what pretty much that. It was love at first sight when I booted up the game, and my eyes set upon a precious egg. I was offered the chance to name it as well, which I happily accepted, and lovingly dubbed it Pip. Th...