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Speedrunning & the radical left

I was thinking about why so many in the radical left participate in "speedrunning"

The reason is the left's lack of work ethic ('go fast' rather than 'do it right') and, in a Petersonian sense, to elevate alternative sexual archetypes in the marketplace ('fastest mario'), obviously, there are exceptions to this and some people more in the center or right also "speedrun". However, they more than sufficient to prove the rule, rather than contrast it.

Consider how woke GDQ has been, almost since the very beginning. Your eyes will start to open. Returning to the topic of the work ethic: a "speedrunner" may well spend hours a day at their craft, but this is ultimately a meaningless exercise, since they will ultimately accomplish exactly that which is done in less collective time by a casual player. This is thus a waste of effort on the behalf of the "speedrunner". Put more simply, they are spending their work effort on something that someone else has already done (and done in a way deemed 'correct' by the creator of the artwork).

Why do they do this?

The answer is quite obvious if you think about it. The goal is the illusion of speed and the desire (SUBCONSCIOUS) to promote radical leftist, borderline Communist ideals of how easy work is.

Everyone always says that "speedruns" look easy. That is part of the aesthetic. Think about the phrase "fully automated luxury Communism" in the context of "speedrunning" and I strongly suspect that things will start to 'click' in your mind.

What happens to the individual in this? Individual accomplishment in "speedrunning" is simply waiting for another person to steal your techniques in order to defeat you.

Where is something like "intellectual property" or "patent" in this necessarily communitarian process?

Now, as to the sexual archetype model and 'speedrunning' generally...

by Anonymousreply 15November 8, 2021 1:26 PM

If you have any passing familiarity with Jordan Peterson's broader oeuvre and of Jungian psychology, you likely already know where I am going with this, however, I will say more for the uninitiated

Keep this passage from Maps of Meaning (91) in mind:

"The Archetypal Son... continually reconstructs defined territory, as a consequence of the 'assimilation' of the unknown [as a consequence of 'incestuous' (that is, 'sexual' – read creative) union with the Great Mother]"

In other words, there is a connection between 'sexuality' and creativity that we see throughout time (as Peterson points out with Tiamat and other examples, in the sexual marketplace, which archetypes are simultaneously deemed the most creative and valued the highest?

The answer is obviously entrepreneurs like Elon Musk and others.

Given that we evolved and each thing we do must have an evolutionary purpose (OR CAUSE), what archetype is the 'speedrunner' engaged in, who is accomplishing nothing new? They are aiming to make a new sexual archetype, based upon 'speed' rather than 'doing things right' and refuse ownership of what few innovations they can provide to their own scene, denying creativity within their very own sexual archetype.

This is necessarily leftist.

The obvious protest to this would be the 'glitchless 100% run', which in many ways does aim to play the game 'as intended' but seems to simply add the element of 'speed' to the equatio, this objection is ultimately meaningless when one considers how long a game is intended to be played, in net, by the creators, even when under '100%' conditions. There is still time and effort wasted for no reason other than the ones I proposed above.

By now, I am sure that I have bothered a number of you and rustled quite a few of your feathers. I am not saying that 'speedrunning' is bad, but rather that, thinking about the topic philosophically, there are dangerous elements within it.

That is all.

by Anonymousreply 1November 7, 2021 4:13 PM

Tell me you're Defacto's new Datalounge account without saying you're Defacto's new Datalounge account.

by Anonymousreply 2November 7, 2021 4:15 PM

[quote] If you have any passing familiarity with Jordan Peterson's broader oeuvre…

Ignored.

by Anonymousreply 3November 7, 2021 4:32 PM

Faux-intellectual gibberish.

by Anonymousreply 4November 7, 2021 4:34 PM

Yawnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

by Anonymousreply 5November 7, 2021 4:36 PM

You tried (and failed) to do a parody thread. The thing is, OP, your posts are all rooted in some strange, desperate need for attention.

by Anonymousreply 6November 7, 2021 4:39 PM

This thread is trying to rip off the speed eating thread.

That is so much more fun

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by Anonymousreply 7November 7, 2021 4:47 PM

Horseshit.

by Anonymousreply 8November 7, 2021 4:50 PM

Good lord, some people are dense

by Anonymousreply 9November 7, 2021 4:54 PM

[quote]I was thinking...

New for ya?

by Anonymousreply 10November 7, 2021 5:40 PM

OP you are clearly wasting your talent here, this is the wrong public for that tirade, breitbart or whatever might be the right alley where to dump these kind of diatribes.

PS: Both Jordan Peterson (junkie) and C.G. Jung (racist rapist) are bonkers, and I'd recommend you search your psychoanalytical theories about why Commies are so retarded elsewhere.

by Anonymousreply 11November 7, 2021 5:57 PM

Where OP failed is that Trumpers really are fat pigs like their idol.

by Anonymousreply 12November 7, 2021 6:33 PM

Imagine actually reading all that horseshit I posted.

Imagine taking stuff at face value on the internet.

Old people are doomed to be manipulated.

by Anonymousreply 13November 8, 2021 9:38 AM

Fuck this MAGA troll OP.

by Anonymousreply 14November 8, 2021 1:15 PM

This thread isn't ripping off the speed eating thread.

This is something the OP cut and pasted from elsewhere, it's been posted on several forums prior to this, the earliest copy I can find is from October 19th.

"Some people are dense" indeed.

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by Anonymousreply 15November 8, 2021 1:26 PM
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