>get placed at dogwater mmr in dota 2 and swear off ranked after a bad losing streak
>play casuals religiously for a long time
>decide to finally get back into ranked to bring my mmr up to 4k as a small goal
>grind for ages until finally at 4k mmr
>no applause, no reward, none of my friends even play dota anymore
>start thinking about the entire process and realise I can't remember the majority of the games and definitely didn't enjoy most of them either
>feel intensely hollow inside, can't play another game of dota or even a different multiplayer game without wondering what's the point of playing competitive games with strangers I'll never see again for points no one cares about
I only wish I had the realisation sooner