I recently finished watching The Irresponsible Captain Tylor for the first time the other day, and there was a line that hit me like a ton of bricks in the second to last episode.

Commander Star looks down on Tylor as she asks him (after he acts like a drunken fool at his reward ceremony)
>Why won't you snap out of it?
Tylor looks up at her forlornly and responds
>When will you guys snap out of it?

Everything leading up to this one moment, this one scene, finally culminating in this revelatory breakdown, the protagonist laying bare his entire thesis for existence with one retort. I suddenly found tears welling up in my eyes. Because I knew exactly what he meant. This is a bit of a long-winded, roundabout way of answering the thread, and I apologize for the blog post but...

Just as with many others on this planet I presume, I play video games to keep myself sane and spirited in a wholly insane, unfair, and shackling world. I have long since given up on being the straight man in my own life. If must be the designated fool, outsider, pariah, or "heretic" wherever I go, then video-games shall be my one oasis. For only jailers inveigh against escape.

I'm tired of the rules, of the monotony of expectations, of the drab, dreary drollness of every day life. I have lived a markedly below average life in all respects. So if I can't reach above average in reality, I may as well achieve it in simulated, interactive entertainment. In Tylor's very own words
>Life is too short not to enjoy it
Others may say I'm wasting my life, but I see it as no different from others who spend their days watching sports, gambling, or glued to their smart phones.

>>714157779
>before 20: man I love you guys, there's so many different things you react to in hilarious ways!
>after 20: god I can't wait until I unlock whatever the hub world is so I can unload you annoying faggots and do this shit solo