Paradoxically, we thrive on difficulty by striving to eliminate it. A philosopher has observed that the word "game" can be defined as "a voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles", and argues that games must be a central part of any utopia. Most visions of transhuman utopia agree: they resort to either transhuman enemies to keep the struggle for existence real, or games of actual or pretended struggle for existence.

One theory about God is that being dissatisfied with omnipotence, He split himself into tiny parts -- us -- in order to again experience limitation. Perhaps that is what a singleton will do after conquering the galaxy. Perhaps this has already happened.