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I scroll through gigabytes of media they generate looking for something very specific. It’s very rare, but if you’re patient enough, you’ll be able to find it. On most of their photos, these guys smile and goof around while recording themselves reading about another crazy thing Superman did in that one rare comic issue from the 70s. But if you look long enough, you will eventually find it, a look of sudden realization on their faces. Sometimes it’s when they abruptly get silent on their streams and their faces get too serious as they start thinking some deep thoughts, sometimes it can be read in their eyes with lack of life and saggy skin below them: a clear realization of the fact that there they are, sitting in their retro game rooms in their mid-30s, surrounded by hoards of toys meant for 8-year olds, avoiding reality as hard as they can by submerging back to their childish state and denying the need to ever deal with the real world, while knowing their peers are out there dating girlfriends, growing businesses, raising families, buying their own apartments and pursuing something meaningful with their careers. What’s even worse is that they are fully aware of the fact that in case they decide to make a change in their life and go out there, they’re going to get smashed by the competition, because while they spent years repeatedly watching their favorite family movies from the 90s, everyone else were busy adapting and growing their skills.
