Actually, Monday bares a strong resemblance to Sunday lately. I am not driving to work, I spend a lot of time with my feet in the pool and my eyes on a laptop, and the news sucks. What has me slightly riled up today is #runwithMaud (perhaps mistagged) stuff where people are paying tribute to Arbery by running 2.3 miles. One man decided to do it while carrying a tv and hauling ass through neighborhoods. He was not stopped or harassed or, by his account, even noticed. He was also white. I hate that this is the reality though it totally is.
Some Thoughts:
- I deeply despise Fortnite. I mean visceral dislike. Here is why: It encourages people to make excuses and complain for hours. There is a clear delineation of talent between those who have hundred of thousands of followers and those who are complaining about the suck. However, the new excuse is that there is too much talent in the North American servers thus you cannot really do well. This is justified by players going over to foreign servers and winning games. Sure, you are winning, but against who? This reminds me of bad football teams acting like they won a championship because they defeated the worst three teams in the league. Here is my thing: Go where the talent lives and get better. Don’t bitch because the talent is good. That is literally the definition of talent.
- I also think that there is a mindset with gamers that they can hop on any game and just “yeet” because they have natural gaming talent. What does that mean? Hand eye coordination? A basic understanding of button layout and keyboarding skills? Quick adaptation to rulesets? It is a less defined thing than physical sports (antiquated sports?) and I find that compelling.
- Also my A key is sticking and it is ruining my flow…