Randers wrote to All <=-

Seems like every level gets harder. And when you think you hve fought
the final boss, a bigger, badder one emerges. You also realise towards
the end that the first levels seemed hard but were stupidly easily, especially if you replay them as an expert. Although you know it won't
be as good if you try again.

I'd never thought of it that way, but it definitely resonates.

Seems like the final boss is pretty much impossible to beat. Maybe that
is the whole point - it can't be done, and it is something long the
lines of enjoying the game itself. Meh.

The journey is the reward. One thing I've realized while getting older
is that looking forward to the end doesn't value the present.

Sorry if that is too much, but it seemed like a way of distracting
myself. Who is even reading this?

Quite a few people, I would suspect. Thanks for sharing!




... Onward, to meatspace!
--- MultiMail/Win v0.52
þ Synchronet þ .: realitycheckbbs.org :: scientia potentia est :.

Re: Life got HARD
By: Randers to All on Fri Jul 24 2026 07:56 pm

Bloody hell. On relfecting on life, and the meaning of it all... it seems like the formula used in nearly every video game is the same as the one the universe has used to construct me/us.

Life and video game formula appear to be eerily similar.

Seems like every level gets harder. And when you think you hve fought the final boss, a bigger, badder one emerges. You also realise towards the end that the first levels seemed hard but were stupidly easily, especially if you replay them as an expert. Although you know it won't be as good if you try again.

Cheat codes also defeat the point of the game, or don't work at all.

Yeah, I've had this thought sometimes. I'm thankful I'm doing okay, but there are a lot of life situations that can be challenging and scary. I feel like when I was a kid, there wasn't a lot I was concerned about and I was generally happy - though as you said, there were things to go through like school & stuff, but that seems easy now in comparison.

As adult, I feel like I see more clearly that anything could happen, both good and bad. What if I end up out of work so long that I run out of money? What if a very serious natural disaster happens? What if the economy just becomes very bad in general, like another Great Depression?

In the industry I work in, layoffs are common, and right now, there's one of the worst markets for employees. A lot of companies have had layoffs, and there are a lot of tech workers looking for work. I'm thankful I got a new job offer recently.

Also, health issues are more common as you get older..

Just in general, not everything is smooth sailing all the time. Life has a lot of challenges. I try to keep looking on the bright side of things though.

---
þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com

Re: Life got HARD
By: Nightfox to Randers on Sat Jul 25 2026 08:50 pm

Yeah, I've had this thought sometimes. I'm thankful I'm doing okay, but there are a lot of life situations that can be challenging and scary. I feel like when I was a kid, there wasn't a lot I was concerned about and I was generally happy - though as you said, there were things to go through like school & stuff, but that seems easy now in comparison.

When I was a kid I was most definitively unhappy.

Now I have secured a very fancy position for myself and I can retreat into my bubble often enough that I don't care much if the world burns around me. It seems I work in reverse than everybody else.


--
gopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalken

---
þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL

Re: Life got HARD
By: Nightfox to Randers on Sat Jul 25 2026 20:50:13

Just in general, not everything is smooth sailing all the time. Life has a lot of challenges. I try to keep looking on the bright side of things though.

Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best
And
Always look on the bright side of life
Always look on the light side of life

Monty Python

---
þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com