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Mathematicians have finally proved that Bach was a great composer
(www.newscientist.com)
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fair, i guess? when i'm not professionally graphic designing, i shitpost star trek memes, although nobody can convince me that that's not a worthwhile expenditure of my time :)
my kid reminded me of something similar one day.. i was kinnda making fun of all these kids sitting around watching some guy play a video game... youtube or whatnot.. it was a whole big genre i guess.
anyway i was having a problem identifying with this arrangement..lightly teasing them about watching this when my then 12 year old says 'how is it different than sitting at/watching on tv any ballpark watching other people play those games?' .. he might as well have added 'old man'.
for some reason, when it he put it like that it just kinda slapped some reality into me.
I will, with no shame, admit that I have watched, at 45 years old, play through of the game Myst, because, even all these years later, I could not fucking get through it on my own. 
Also, all Myst games, the Ultima Underworld games, and a few others, lol. It’s like playing the game alongside someone else. It’s fun.
This was how I explained lets plays to my family in high school. Plus, you’re usually watching for the personalities. I’ve played games (most recently Snowrunner) because I enjoyed listening to the people play