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probably the best let’s play series on YouTube. Incredibly chill japanese guy (English subs don’t worry) plays through Minecraft for the first time with zero tutorial or outside help. as such he really reignites the magic that we all felt playing the game for the first time, the apparent mysteriousness and endlessness of its world becomes real again. on his adventure he decides that the goal of the game for him is to just travel in one direction, building a massive 1-block bridge across the entire world. his bizarre dedication to this goal eventually overtakes the entire series, which, in a world where Minecraft let’s play content is so focused on beating the game in essentially the same way (often in the most heavily optimised speed run route possible), is a reminder of the game’s true sandbox nature.
Also the guy is the creator of some of the internet’s most famous viral horror videos, e.g. username666, which basically invented analog horror as a genre
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I never understood the appeal of watching let's plays but I'll make an exception for gaming archeology. Seeing these silly, dated games be played is fun. But the video is really an ode to web 1.0—freeware, personal websites, and creativity.
Dec 2, 2024
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I've been a longtime video game obsessor, but recently I packed everything up and decided to say goodbye for a while.. my plan is to live life "fully" while I still can and then become deeply obsessed again when I'm retired. In the meantime, I like to watch this youtube channel which is tirelessly dedicated to trying out every variety of new indie game. I literally don't know how he finds the time to play all this shit.
Sep 20, 2022
Love the vibes of this channel. My favorite series of his is the “Unremarkable and Odd Places in ___”. He basically finds liminal space type places in popular video games and shows them off, and then muses about life for a while. As someone who barely plays video games, I still find the videos entertaining and oddly comforting. Overall it’s a very chill time.
Jan 21, 2025
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get da NTS app or whatever radio station u fuck with and just put that on in the morning. ya your brain might want stimulation before u can get out of bed but it doesn’t need instagram reels level shit. Just some fresh music is sometimes all u need
Feb 20, 2025
Jan 20, 2025
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separate your to do list into what does and doesn’t require a screen, and do those lists separately
means you aren’t constantly bouncing between a screen and the material world. Bonus points if your screenless list is completed without any music or podcasts or anything at all. You’re hiding your true power level by blocking all your thinking with consumption!!
posting a neoluddite rec on pifyi is basically reaction farming I’ve realised but I’m NOT that cynical I promise
Jan 15, 2025