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People in the past just spent more time doing fewer things. Today we feel rushed in everything we do so we can get on to the next thing. Also, a well considere
by throwawayboise 6y ago
People in the past just spent more time doing fewer things. Today we feel rushed in everything we do so we can get on to the next thing.
Also, a well considered 45,000 words might be better for the long term than 123,000 words that are stream of consciousness. A lot less to read later, if nothing else.
- cableshaft 6y agoI wouldn't say the 45k words were any more well considered. I just managed to finish less days and was always playing catchup. It also wasn't quite a stream of consciousness. I did have specific things I talked about, usually written as a quick bulleted list in a notes app to remind me ahead of time because I was always days or weeks behind anyway. It's just that I was trying to explain full game ideas and the thought processes that led me to the different ideas I was trying with game prototypes, what worked and what didn't, and also served as a rough game manual when I wanted to revisit the game idea later (which I've done several times). Also I tend to be pretty verbose, which is evident by my Hacker News and Reddit comments.