Desert Bus, Midgar Edition
Oct. 10th, 2021 08:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingOne Man’s Two-Year Quest Not to Finish Final Fantasy VII
https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/one-mans-two-year-quest-not-to-finish-final-fantasy-vii
Many have poured scorn on Curry’s venture, particularly since it doesn’t have a charitable component. “This is the most pathetic waste of man hours that could have been used for good that I’ve seen in a long time,” one typical YouTube comment says. On the forum where he first heard about Dick Tree’s idea, Curry posted a spirited, if nihilistic, rebuttal. “To say that our lives are pointless and our achievements meaningless is to state the obvious,” he wrote. “No matter how grand our achievements or how broad their scope, time turns all to dust and death destroys all memory. But that does not mean we cannot ascribe our own meaning to what we do.”
These are bold words from someone whose mission in life was to stream himself grinding to Level 99 during the first reactor mission with Barret, but he's not wrong.
Also fuck the idea that everything has to be done for charity. I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with raising charitable donations, of course, but it's okay to do things just for fun. Not everything has to be about money.
I really love this sort of absurdly unnecessary level grinding, by the way. I find it calming and meditative. It's one of the reasons why I love the Bravely Default series, and it's why I'm looking forward to the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl remakes coming out next month.
https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/one-mans-two-year-quest-not-to-finish-final-fantasy-vii
Many have poured scorn on Curry’s venture, particularly since it doesn’t have a charitable component. “This is the most pathetic waste of man hours that could have been used for good that I’ve seen in a long time,” one typical YouTube comment says. On the forum where he first heard about Dick Tree’s idea, Curry posted a spirited, if nihilistic, rebuttal. “To say that our lives are pointless and our achievements meaningless is to state the obvious,” he wrote. “No matter how grand our achievements or how broad their scope, time turns all to dust and death destroys all memory. But that does not mean we cannot ascribe our own meaning to what we do.”
These are bold words from someone whose mission in life was to stream himself grinding to Level 99 during the first reactor mission with Barret, but he's not wrong.
Also fuck the idea that everything has to be done for charity. I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with raising charitable donations, of course, but it's okay to do things just for fun. Not everything has to be about money.
I really love this sort of absurdly unnecessary level grinding, by the way. I find it calming and meditative. It's one of the reasons why I love the Bravely Default series, and it's why I'm looking forward to the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl remakes coming out next month.
