Just so we’re clear
supporting Brian’s right to do whatever he wants in his career and understanding that he’s still going to continue making delightfully weird content
and
being sad that we’re not gonna get more of the specific weird content he produces on polygon and/or being unsettled by the change in general
aren’t contradictory, and
Polygon is a website with 5 other video producers who are still around doing their best to produce excellent content, and a lot of Brian’s content wouldn’t have been possible without them either
and
Polygon as a website has been severely under-utilising these other video producers and has been producing fewer and fewer of the kinds of video series the fanbase fell in love with, and have been leaning more heavily on Brian-led content, such that they’re going to have to make some significant changes if they’re going to maintain their popularity
aren’t mutually exclusive opinions either
wait for it. it’ll take a couple minutes. but i promise it’s worth it
(inspiration: https://paperandpencilsandskips.tumblr.com/post/179991769519/this-has-no-right-to-slap-as-hard-as-it-should and woodpeltneko’s comment on youtube)
to be clear this is not a joke i have the first half of a research paper written out. i just need to run the actual experiment.
these are things i do for fun.
i think i need to reevaluate my life choices
me: gosh im so busy. i can barely do things i enjoy because i have so much work to get done. i wish i could spend more time with my family, friends, and boyfriend.
me:
me: anyway, i’m going to go write a completely unprompted research paper on how playing video games while exercising affects performance, inspired by brian david gilbert
just commit
mind over matter like worms
psychic: *reads my mind*
me: what’s the opposite of low? (High!) And what do you call this part? (Knees!) Put ‘em together, it’s addition time - (Knee highs!) - No, high knees… Get ‘em up high, and then up even higher - it’s not a lot to do. Show me your dreams, your sky high desires! You have to get your knees so high like a plane! High like a mountain! High like a stoner, 420! (don’t do drugs.) High like a very tall building where the elevator ride makes you dizzy, don’t get in a tizzy, just knees up, knees up, knees up, don’t stop, sharks have to keep on swimming or they die. Knees up, knees up, knees up, don’t stop - up to your shoulders, up to your eye! Keep on going, but look at this graph, and see the truth. The answer is so simple it’ll make you laugh - the higher you can get your knees, the more you succeed! The more you are liked! More, more, more! (Correlation is positive.) More self esteem, I can walk into a room and say “Hey, look at me - yes, you - look at me! I’m great, and smart, and nice, and we should go on a date! I’ll pick you up at eight!” Sorry that was forward… Wait… Yeah? Cool, alright, sweet! Yeah… I’ll- I’ll see you then! (ohhhhhhhhhh!) Knees up, knees up, knees up, knees up, she said yes ‘cause my knees are high - also ‘cause I got this twinkle in my eye! I’m so happy I could die, but the higher I can get my knees, the more I succeed! The more I am liked! More, more, more! (I can’t believe you got a date.) My moves are good, and I’m proud and I’m pretty, and I’m feeling really good in Baltimore city, and my mood is high, just like my knittys, and you wanna know why? ‘Cause I’m doin’ my ditty! It’s high knees, high knees, high knees, high knees, h
psychic: what the fuck
[Image description: Six gifs of Brian David Gilbert. He is pale with short light brown hair. He is wearing ina dark green button-down and two watches (one tan and one brown). He is sitting in a park with greenery and trees in the background. In all six gifs, he speaks, points, and gestures emphatically about video games. /ID]
can we talk about how burger was ready to destroy the boat he bought A WEEK AGO so they could get out of the situation they were in unintentionally landing them in an even worse position?????
if people do not start tagging things properly so i can forcibly remove them from my feed
i am going to yell