Does our knowledge of a thing preclude it from being? Is reality subjective or objective? If Bill Smithers of 34 Poplar Way in Schenectady, NY (sorry, Bill) said Ms. Pac-Man was the GOAT of video games make it true because he said it before his passing in 2011 after playing a 49 hour raiding session in World of Warcraft?
Really? They’ve been mostly misses from what I can tell. They don’t review very well or sell many copies for most of their games. Recent reporting indicates that Tencent no longer wants to finance them, and their future is shaky.
It does not. “Greatest of all time back in the day” does not imply it’s still the greatest. By your logic the future is also a time. As we don’t know it yet, nothing can ever be the greatest of all time, making the term meaningless.
Again, if something was the greatest of all time, it does not mean it still has to be. Otherwise the term is meaningless as even greater things might come in the future.
If you only take it in the most literal sense, sure. A pointless exercise, don’t you think? Sometimes words have a funny way of meaning more than one thing. For most this concept works and GOAT can be meaningful. No, I’m not talking about the animal. Just to be clear.
Greatest Offering Around Then?
Because “greatest of all time” implies it’s also great now… which is a time.
We can’t know what’s going to be the greatest of all time in the future, only what’s the greatest of all time so far.
Does our knowledge of a thing preclude it from being? Is reality subjective or objective? If Bill Smithers of 34 Poplar Way in Schenectady, NY (sorry, Bill) said Ms. Pac-Man was the GOAT of video games make it true because he said it before his passing in 2011 after playing a 49 hour raiding session in World of Warcraft?
Who’s got that award?
Very hot take but maybe Nintendo? I know, I know. They suck in some regards. But some of their games are still innovative.
Fun take but considering how they treat their fans I wouldn’t give them that award.
A game developer with a consistently high hit rate in their output? Kojima, maybe? FromSoft? We’ve seen a lot of empires fall in recent years.
I’d add Don’t Nod, at least from what I’ve seen.
Really? They’ve been mostly misses from what I can tell. They don’t review very well or sell many copies for most of their games. Recent reporting indicates that Tencent no longer wants to finance them, and their future is shaky.
It does not. “Greatest of all time back in the day” does not imply it’s still the greatest. By your logic the future is also a time. As we don’t know it yet, nothing can ever be the greatest of all time, making the term meaningless.
“All time.”
So the term is meaningless for you? That’s fine.
Again, if something was the greatest of all time, it does not mean it still has to be. Otherwise the term is meaningless as even greater things might come in the future.
Your definition in your own words defines it as meaningless.
If you only take it in the most literal sense, sure. A pointless exercise, don’t you think? Sometimes words have a funny way of meaning more than one thing. For most this concept works and GOAT can be meaningful. No, I’m not talking about the animal. Just to be clear.
GOAT = Greatest of All Time, right?
Why not just say “great?”
Makes “of all time” meaningless if you overuse it.
Allow me to invoke Eddie Izzard… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rYT0YvQ3hs
Oh, I agree with you. It has been overused and I’m not a fan. Maybe the most overused acronym of all time?
I guess I was annoyed by you being pedantic resulting in me… being pedantic. Tragic, really.
Thanks for the sketch. I enjoyed it. It was awesome but more in the hot dog kind of way.
It’s one of my favorite comedy specials. “Dress to Kill.” Also, his special “Circles” was great.