Wandering Adventure Party

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@ZebraFeatherAH loving that little guy

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@joshavanier one aspect of Mason's talk that I appreciate more than the aspects that related to competing for a market share, is that what looks like a "gifted" person from the outside, if you dig into it, reveals a ton of struggle and a lot of work done privately or at least out of the general public. That's why I thought it related to context collapse, not having the steps that lead to a piece might make someone think it's not genuine or a "gift from God.

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@joshavanier I think context-collapse due to online dynamics does a lot of harm in this. You might appreciate this talk by Mason about how perceived "luck" actually looks like underneath.
https://gamesbymason.com/blog/2022/survivorship-bias/

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I've had the growing impression, in recent years, that it has become thoroughly uncool to do your best. Exceeding expectations is embarrassing, merely meeting them, even worthy of ridicule. I see it all the time. You're caught rehearsing, or journaling in public? how performative. It kept you up at night, did it? you poured sweat into it? such a try-hard.

But I don’t think this is new. It’s that ol' familiar cynicism, one we’ve cycled through before. It usually precedes a moment when people grow tired of poorly made things, and what is done carefully and thoughtfully can once again be appreciated without shame. I'm hopeful that we're about to emerge into a renaissance, and convinced that my friends who are doing their honest best are just avant-garde.

If despite it all, you keep going and try your best.
I'm here for it and thank you.