- Joined
- Dec 18, 2021
I remember watching a stream years ago where Nick was literally talking about the difference between "fun" and "joy". He was saying that watching your kids grow up, and growing your relationships with the people you love isn't always fun in the moment, but it brings more and more joy to your life over a longer period of time. I swear it was a long discussion too, he was very clear on the point that fun stuff is always fleeting, while things that bring joy would build up and get more and more rewarding and that's why he made joy a priority in his life over doing fun things.Most pathetic display he's ever done.
It's almost like the concepts of fun and joy got flipped in his head. For the past couple of years he's been trying to have more and more "fun" because now he thinks that that's what enriches peoples lives, whereas having kids and building a relationship is a worthless drag. Even the show - it was all about building these storylines that would be built up over months and years. His analysis of Dick's case, Vic's case, all the long-term cases led to all sorts of interesting character studies of the people involved and interesting crossovers with the people surrounding the case. It made people want to come back and see what would happen next. It was often a little dry, sometimes even boring in the moment, but the cases became more and more interesting over time.
The difference between now and then, both in his life and his stream, is that he isn't putting down roots. Everything he does and everything he talks about is wrung dry after minutes. His life's become a dustbowl and he can't understand why - but he used to understand. Fun is like candy: it goes down easy, but it rots you from the inside out; joy is like a stew, something hearty, it isn't "fun" to eat like candy is, but it's still good and it's enjoyable for years - it will keep you healthy instead of rotting you away.