At times, one just gets so engrossed in a game that all other sounds and distractions seem to have been switched off. Well, this tweet right here from a gamer about staring down flight attendants for pretzels hits way too close to home.
Basically, this dude really went viral with the tweet that shows a side-to-side comparison of him giving intense laser focused stare-like telepathic communication trying the snack needs. And honestly? Just nod in agreement with the gamers.
This image is pure magic. On one side, there’s a guy who seems to develop the kind of unblinking determination usually associated with clutching victory out of defeat in Valorant-a guy who very much appears to be having an emotional exchange with an imploring flight attendant. The kind of message that makes one go, “Hang on, have I done this?” Spoiler: You probably have.
No, but beyond snacks, it is a very typical gamer experience indeed where things are gamified and trivialized to the extent possible-the waiting for a health pack in Apex Legends, or holding on with silent will towards a pizza delivery guy who is getting too slow in his delivery during a raid. Pretty much like that. And most of those tweets are centered around that-giving your versions of this moment. For instance: “Me when the healer won’t top me off in Overwatch,” said another: “This is how I look at my cat when she’s sitting on my keyboard.”
Truly, the flight attendants deserved medals for dealing with this kind of energy. Imagine walking down the aisle with someone locking them with a gaze that looks like they are about to solve a Rubik’s cube with their mind. They really get what we’re trying to go on here? Do they go on to ask, “Oh, it’s just food”? Have they grasped prohibiting their lives from hearing about these secret pleadings for small bags filled with salted carbs? The world may never know.
But this is what it is, actually-there is this incidence by accident proving how such tweets mirror the everyday gaming habits of gamers. Isolated tunnel vision reserved for the major grind in loot? Like energy level bargaining with the snack cart to roll faster. The way you mute your mic to yell at DoorDash? Pretty much identical to the internal scream of “JUST GIVE ME THE PRETZELS.” It’s pretty wholesome in a way-that we’re-all-like-this kind of way.
Next, when you fly, maybe do the verbal rather than the Jedi mind trick into the ears of the attendant with a “Hey, could I get—”. Or just do it. I mean, if it works for you, then it does. Just know that you are not alone in your desperation for snacks. And if anyone asks why you’re like this? Blame the games. Always blame the games.
To clear this: Pretzels are the ultimate gamer snack, flight attendants are unsung heroes, and we can all take a chill pill on our intense staring. Or not. Lean into it. Either way, this tweet today wins the internet.
