on speedrunners

speedrunning is a phenomenon in the gaming world where players compete to be the fastest at completing a goal in a game.

some use glitches and exploits, others use pure rehearsed skill and intuitions, and almost always involve a little luck.

is perfection being able to beat your previous dolphins best time?

maybe?

diving in and out pf the waves, froliking, schooling, and hunting together to get a more efficient catch.

the most noble speedruiners are all friendly and respect eachothers skill, but each either uses their own skill, or refines a technique theyve learned from another.

why?

because its fun for them? or because they get twitch stream / youtube revenue for playing games they enjoy?

life is full of mysteries,  but speedrunners always find new secrets - ways to maximize/minimize their time.

They break the game developers designed. and surprise the creators of the game.

watching a speedrun, you sometimes forget that what looks amost magical and effortless took hours or months of pwaxistice.