Quote of the Hour

[chianeko]

It's video games. Specifically, video games you can win or finish. That's ruined everything. When we were kids, there was one thing we all knew: The Space Invaders were coming. Yes, you could shoot at them, you could destroy them, and you might slow them down a little, but then they would resume their inexorable march. You couldn't stop them. You

Comments

[chenm23]

but still, how does that "ruin everything"?

[chianeko]

I think it's because people reach for some sort of goal, but once they reach it, then what? There is no true goal it's all just hte daily grind until that person gives up. But yeah, he doesn't expalin how it ruins everything.

Perhaps there was more context to this quote than what was given, or he went off on some tangent without explaining his main idea.

Maybe I'll replace it with something better.

[kmfcm]

you just wrote me a song
(well, not in so many words. . .but you did just write me a song)

[chianeko]

Wish I wrote it. Itwas from somethingawful. Some sourcing can be found here

[kmfcm]

no no, I'm talking about the "games that end" part

if that's from SA too, then okay