Well, my life would have been measurably better had I never opened that link.

Do it! It took an extremely long time for me, but I was also stopping and exploring constantly so that added a ton amount of time to the trip.

The combination of gratification, pride, and relief I felt completing that final jump to Colonia is hard to describe.

And the amount of stuff I FD’d along the way is mind-boggling. 100% worth it.

I’ve never really enjoyed playing online games. (I don’t like being harassed by strangers. I have enough problems with my self-esteem, thank you.) But now I’ve gotten into several niche games I’d prefer to play with people and I have no skills or energy to make that happen. The most niche one is the Armada 3 mod for Sins of a Solar Empire. I love that game and I’d love to play with my friends, but my friends have very little trek fandom/rts enthusiast crossover.