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1. 1. Gotta go fast: Measured rationalities and rational measurements in the context of speedrunning

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Marcus Schmidt; [2018]
   Keywords : Audit culture; autonomy; communities of practice; Diablo 2; Habermas; instrumental rationality; Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time; Max Weber; Prey; speedrunning;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the Weberian notion of rationality in the context of speedrunning and the speedrunning community. By contrasting the instrumental rationality of the speedrunning practice with the value-oriented rationality of the community, it crystallizes the difference between "performing the metrics" as an extension of community values and as a function of externally imposed constraints. READ MORE