Anarchy is very cool, until someone has the wrong opinion.

Im thinking about in all the ways even streaming now. Im thinking before streaming the stooges would be a good contender. Was shown in movied theaters and had reruns going all the time on so many different channels. Its a wonder life used to be spammed in november and december before the ip was taken back out of public domain.

EDITING. Im thinking more about the same thing being rebroadcast I think which is why I was thinking its a wonderful life to. So like there are only so many stooges and they get replayed a lot as opposed to like the simpsons or doctor who running for a whole bunch of seasons.

... and not 1

We might be like 11th century alchemists wondering why the lead didn't turn to gold, what with the moon-phases and humours being in perfect scientific alignment and all.

Anecdote: My mom, who came to the US as an adult, talk kinda weird... like the "vibe" feels so "off"

I have had a great epiphany. It makes so much sense!

Let me explain.

Person has 4 kids. Has massive 35 foot long suburban (that they mostly drive alone) to haul them all over the place. Or potentially an RV that gets 2 mpg.

Likely has a mcmansion with sprawling grass yard and sprinklers, with no native plants.

Likely does not recycle or care about the environment in any way. Buys a bunch of cheap plastic shit they dont need on amazon because its "cute" or their kid needs a new toy now that they're tired of the iPad.

Likely votes against their own interests (cut school funding and health care programs because "those are for brown kids not mine!!")

In case you think any of this is hyperbole, I can name 10 people I work with who live this exact cookie cutter life.

Honestly, those of us without kids should get a huge tax cut because we are actually benefitting the planet for the stupid parents.

https://www.ynharari.com/book/nexus/ is a great book btw.

Inheriting their worldview from consensus or comfort, never having to earn it through actual thought.

Not that people having already heard them has ever stopped me from re-telling them anyway.

I'm only counting single-player experiences created by humans; which are possible to beat.

In 2017, speedrunner and live-streamer The Mexican Runner set out to beat all 714 official NES titles in his "NES Mania" challenge. The NES was one of the most limited home consoles, sourcing from a time when home gaming was just starting to become a thing, and it took this man almost three years to finish the series. Now consider the SNES' library with over 1000 more games. The N64. All the PlayStation consoles; the XBox games; and of course the ever-thriving PC indie game scene. The NES 40KB size constraint is a relic of the past. Some video games have 100 hours of content. Some games have stupidly long grinds that take hours.

The biggest obstacle would not even be the really challenging games; or those with really long grinds. It would be the shear volume of content. Most would spend far longer on short games that you can complete in a few attempts, than on anything that would be a severe challenge to the average "gamer".