facts: if s1mple continued being #7 player in the world in a #10 team in the world (the likely trajectory given his miserable 2023), people would talk about him about as much as they talked about f0rest at the end of his career
him coming back from his hiatus is the driving force behind the "what-ifs" and old narratives getting resurrected
the time will be more favorable to zywoo once s1mple finally washes out of the picture, like it happened with the greats of cs 1.6. the feelings will quiet down, the highlight reels will look ridiculous, and more and more unbiased people will engage in this conversation.