[mikhailfranco]

But Hesse never actually describes the glass bead game. I thought that was the whole point of the book. He alludes to aspects of the alleged game, and let's the reader imagine perfection. Often similar elisions and allusions with the latest UI framework de jour.

[WillAdams]

Folks have been thinking (and dreaming) about it for a while now:

https://www.glass-bead.org/?lang=enview