y’all ever buy a pre-owned game cartridge or mp3 player or something and the previous owner’s data is still on it, and for a brief moment you feel a sense of connection with that stranger through their lingering data, and a twinge of sadness at the idea of deleting it to use the device for yourself?
@luna I think about those RPG Maker “book clubs" I've heard of for the cartridge-based ones, where people find used copies with games on them and then do group playthroughs. I think it's nice to get to appreciate them even if they might get wiped for reuse at some point.
@misty oh, that's really lovely!