Something that I am freely able to admit (and a little bit ashamed about) is that I enjoy watching ‘Rage’ content on Youtube. Videos of people playing games, getting angry, and having some form of outburst. This can be from simply shouting, to leaving a room, to going on a rant, to even becoming physically violent and breaking stuff. I’m aware that most of this content is just slop designed to generate revenue, I’m aware that a lot of it shows people in their most vulnerable states which isn’t very nice, and I’m also aware that most of my enjoyment from is schadenfreude, but I just can’t seem to stop watching!
I think it might be mainly due to the fact that I have pretty good emotional regulation, and so seeing others that don’t have that validates myself in knowing that I’m doing well. A selfish reason perhaps, but one that I think if I look deep down enough makes the most sense to me. Or maybe the videos are just funny, I don’t know, I’m just a guy who talks about video games on the internet. Either way, this is my ‘slop’ content and I’m happy to keep it that way, just please don’t start making this your identity, it just makes you look like a bit of a dick.
That’s all for now, and as always. It’s not just a game, It’s a Life.