I didn’t watch the first video in this series, and now I don’t think I’m going to. It’s a three part series about these guys building a truck to ride abandoned rails, it’s the kind of thing I’d do. I was waiting for this, I wanted to see how it ended because I’ve rode bike trails following old abandoned rail lines. I knew they wouldn’t drop at where they left the last video, but I’m not sure if this is any better.
They don’t say if that bridge at the end is the bridge, if it was that would be kind of satisfying. It bugs me the whole time because it looks like there should be a way to get to the other side of this huge bridge they want to ride. I get wanting to do things the hard way, but if this bridge is the focus, do that bridge. Instead, roadblock after roadblock.
The guy wants the takeaway to be that the journey was the point, and that he grew from the journey. Bull. He dropped $10k to conquer a bridge and he didn’t conquer the bridge. For me it’d be the hill I’d die on, but I don’t have quit in me once I’ve gone that far, if I’ve built the equipment and crossed half a continent on a quest dang it I’d be too invested to give up over three foot by ten of mounded rock. Maybe by fifteen, but it’s rock, you’ve got a four wheel drive, make the vehicle lighter for pity sake, or heavier. The issue is ALWAYS grip.
Well, actually I think this guy had the issue that he hadn’t been stuck in the wilderness before. Anyway he’s making the pitch that I should subscribe and I’m not sold because all he’s doing is reminding me of why it sucks to fail. I don’t need reminders of that. I wanted to see him overcome obstacles.
I guess the guy must have limitless resources, to be that flip about throwing away $10k. It just confounds me, because at the point I am in life, losing that much money would hurt a lot. I could get out of Oklahoma with that much. Now that would be overcoming some obstacles, much more than this guy did.
What do you guys think? Am I the jerk? Is this guy some sort of inspiration for going out and failing spectacularly?