Masters of their universe

Francis Spufford, writing for the Guardain aboute Elite, the first exploratory space computer game:

From this followed a train of thought that went past at lightning speed:

  1. These games are crap, but sell for money.
  2. My games are not crap.
  3. Therefore my games could sell for money.

It was a moment of revelation, both philosophical and commercial.

Hilarious. Fun read!

(via news.yc)