saw an absolutely hilarious animal crossing theory that i now 100% accept and it’s that in the animal crossing world, humans are going extinct, and so all the animals have locked you in an elaborate zoo enclosure and are trying to give you enrichment. and that’s why they give you infinite pointless tasks, hide money in trees and rocks, invented debt that doesnt matter etc. it’s why they always act so happy to see you even after you raze the entire island, relocate their houses twice, and always act so pleased about your choices no matter what. it’s all to keep their little endangered human healthy and enriched. and thinking of it this way has genuinely improved my experience of the game
It’s bad but sometimes online when people say things that are like things you probably shouldn’t say to strangers I’m tempted to say “That sounds like an inside thought. It’s okay to have silly or mean thoughts sometimes but you don’t want to hurt people’s feelings, okay?” the way you might to a preschooler.
