It takes 13 minutes and seven seconds to complete Snake, the decades-old game that enjoyed a renascence through Nokia’s early mobile phones. 13 minutes, seven seconds, one hundred pellets. But what is this endless pursuit of pellets for? What reward lies at the end of this snake’s insatiable desire for food? Nothing. Victory in life only results in death. Immortalized in a two-minute GIF, this foreboding tale of how reptilian consumerism breeds nihilism is a mesmerizing journey of birth, life, and death.
How to complete ‘Snake’ and accept the emptiness of life
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