You say that you have no idea why you thought that video games were art. You apologize for making a mistake. He nods and hands you the game cartridge before leaving the room.

As you walk back to the crates, you wonder if you should not have given up so readily. Perhaps you should have stood your ground. After all, video games seem to occupy an ever-growing position in the landscape of popular culture. Maybe, in your concession to Pinehurst’s argument, you have handicapped the Museum of All Things by allowing it to underplay the importance of video games as a medium; and maybe the museum—and even the culture at large—will someday pay the price.

Meh, you think to yourself. That’s not my problem. I just work here.

The End