Description
Knowing how a slot machine works does not tell you when to walk away.
In BETWEEN 2 BUTTONS: The Life and Philosophy of NG, Ashot Poghosian explores the life of Narek Gharibyan, known as NG, through his relationship with risk, money and the audience watching him play.
At the centre of the book is a familiar human habit: finding a convincing reason to try again. A win can make leaving difficult. A loss can make another attempt feel necessary. Understanding the odds still leaves a person with a decision to make.
The camera records these decisions. It keeps the hesitation, the disappointment, the expression that follows an unexpected result. The machine remembers none of it. Over time, the player brings a history to every encounter: previous wins, unfinished arguments, expectations that can survive knowing better.
Poghosian approaches his subject with curiosity and a sense of the absurd, examining the pleasure of playing, the explanations people give themselves and the freedom to stop.
For readers drawn to biography and the psychology of choice, BETWEEN 2 BUTTONS offers a close look at a man making decisions in public. The audience can watch, disagree and offer advice. NG still has to make the next move.
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