Day9 Daily Episode 100

Not much going on at the moment so I thought I would post this little gem. I have been watching Day9 for some time now. There is one specific episode that I strongly recommend watching. It’s episode 100. It’s an episode where Day9 didn’t review any matches. Instead, he decided to talk in general about how he grew up playing StarCraft and the lessons he picked up along the way.

It’s a fascinating and gut-wrenchingly honest story. I love especially the beginning where he recounts the first StarCraft games he played as a kid. He tried every trick in the book just to get more wins on his account. He rushed, disconnected, created multiple accounts. I think everybody, who grew up with such games has similar stories to tell.

But Day9 goes even further than that. He is not afraid of exposing his neediness and sharing very intimate emotions with a quite large audience. He doesn’t manage to pull everything together into a coherent argument even though he tries. But that makes the whole thing even more powerful. It’s life. It doesn’t have a point. You just put you blood and tears into a very stupid thing and just cling to every glimmer of joy that may or may not pop out.

I also like how this kind of story is something that you can only hear on the Internet. It’s so niche and rough around the edges. It’s presented in such a simple, direct way. Just the talking head. Technically, it’s bad TV and sub-par storytelling. But it’s as real as it gets. Which is why it hit me right in the stomach.

I respect Day9 as an excellent player and an excellent commenter. But doing such a video takes so much more. Thank you, Day9.