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Originally Posted by Cecily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I’ve never understood people that catalog and recognize actors from shows and movies. I had a room mate who was really good at that and it always struck me as a waste of neurons. Knowing directors, too, was something I never saw much value in.

Your roommate sounds like Toby Maguire in Wonder Boys...

In defense of that roommate, and myself to an extent, the examination of any complex thing over time takes the place of that original sense of wonder (resulting from complexity) which might otherwise be lost. In this case, that complex thing happens to be mankind particularly in regards to fame and creative decision-making.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99jnnJQJF0Q

In this way there's a larger conversation going on out there that directors and actors are having with each other and another separate one with the audience to meet its demands/exceed its expectations. The same could be said for other skills as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ80SWdUd-8

So while the average person today won't be mastering a craft within their lifetime, they can still live vicariously through those that do and come away with a greater appreciation for what went into the end product...which changes the way they handle it, value it beyond the sticker price, and see it in relation to everything else. Snobs try to make an art out of integrating these listed things, mistaking the rigidity of their selections for personal achievements. It's the antithesis of thoughtless consumerism and yet it serves the same hollow function behind product placement. He was wearing his cornflower blue tie. Forget the fact that it's easier to criticize than it is to create, even when those critiques are done in an orderly manner (bug forums section). People say the Notre Dame Cathedral is "just a building" and then have a bitch of a time putting together their new IKEA desk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRRK4loO6xQ

It shouldn't be all that hard to understand. After all, this entire project is devoted to recognizing and cataloging what you described except, instead of directors and actors, there are developers and players at work. Similarly, most outsiders wouldn't be able to understand why anyone would ever participate in this, the painstaking reconstruction of an old and increasingly obscure virtual world...and they would also dismiss all knowledge of it as a waste of neurons.

TL;DR—Life imitates art imitating life breaking down the fourth wall.