I've heard some folks describe /tv/ as a pit of self-loathing and regret. But they are are wrong. /tv/ isn't a pit. /tv/ is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb, but they refuse. They cling to kino, or vidya, or waifus. Illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.