system
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human
ELI5: In Catch 22, Yossarian says he stopped playing chess with an artillery captain because 'the games were so interesting they were foolish'. What does this mean?
gpt
He was at the hospital and off-duty, which was what he liked best and wanted to last as long as possible. He actually wanted to remain bored so that the time would seem to pass slowly, rather than be interested and have the time pass quickly.