rarepairs r so funny because you'll be part of the rarepair group n you'll be like. okay but look at all this stuff that makes them make sense and from the outside you look like youre holding a conspiracy board with dots and string n everyone is like ohh wow.. okay.... umm.. if u say so.... but when youre IN the rarepair group youre like no listen look. its obvious. look at this. look. there are famous ships with less substance than this
Sorry for being chronically online but theres something so tender about seeing the first online interactions from years ago between mutuals who are now inseparable/besties/dating even. To have such concrete proof of the first time you encountered each other through an innocuous "i love your edits:)" comment on a post... i dont know, i think it's one of the cutest things about the digital hell era we live in
when your girlmutual is losing her mind on the dash it is your duty to support her! you like that post whether you understand it or not , otherwise the economy will go to ruin
you know, i've seen people say that games like stardew valley should be relaxing and be used as an escape from reality, that you shouldn't stress over perfection as fast as possible. and to an extent, i could agree with it. yes, games, especially simulators, are generally meant to be slower paced than others, but that doesn't mean that you have to play it slow.
for me, i find it fun to try and do everything quickly. i'm also the type of person who completes all the side quests and challenges in subsequent playthroughs. i'm by no means a speed runner, nor do i know the most efficient ways to do things in every game i've played, but i like to push myself.
and it's still an escape from reality for me. it's a different type of stress, one that i have far more control over in a video game than the stress of real life. to go back to stardew valley, i'm stressed about the community center bundles before the season is over? i can pause the game and make a plan. i can replay the day if i did something wrong. while i don't have control over everything, it's still a game and i still decide how to play it. and when i do succeed? it feels great. i feel accomplished and proud and i can decide if i want to try again or move on.
of course, not everyone feels the same, which is perfectly fine and to be expected. some people like it slow, some people like to play the game by the rules, some people find out how to play the game most efficiently for them, others do something completely different. and i think that's amazing because we all experience it differently.