NEW YORK — Casual gamer and full-time line cook Nathan Cardwell has come to the realization that employment may be getting in the way of his recreational advancement, Cardwell confirmed in a Discord press conference with the squad.
“I’ve been playing games regularly for a long time and I’m still just so trash at all of them, so I’ve just had to really reflect on what might be impeding that progress,” said Cardwell. “After a lot of introspection, I’ve come to the conclusion that if I continue to log 40 hours a week at work in order to afford food and a roof over my head, then I will, frankly, never make it out of Silver II, and I think I’m okay with that.”
Cardwell described just how devastating it has been to have to let go of the notion that he might ever be even a little good at a game.
“It’s just tough, you know, cause I had dreams. I used to hope that one day, I could be a 1,000+ Power Prismatic Hunter, dropping Golden Gun shots on Hive Wizards like it’s my fucking job. But that’s not my job. I’m a line cook. And at the end of the day, that’s what’s gonna pay the bills.”
Quick to weigh in on the topic was Cardwell’s online friend and frequent Counter-Strike teammate, BotSl4yer12000.
“I don’t know that I really buy with Cardwell’s excuses about the whole full-time job thing”, BotSl4yer12000 argued. “What we’re really seeing here is just a lack of commitment. I mean I’ve got a day job too, but I also care enough about the craft to set aside time for things like grenade training and practice matches.”
“Now do I maybe have some advantages that Nathan doesn’t, like a work-from-home job that really only requires about nine hours of labor a week, and practically no debt because my rich aunt paid my way through school? Sure, but we’ve all got the same 24 hours in a day.”
At press time, Nathan Cardwell has decided to take a step back from his Rust base-related duties in order to focus on more frivolous endeavors, like surviving and advancing his career.
