The charming naiveté of absolute scrubs

When someone discovers an activity or community, they may be misguided and aim for things that we know are impossible. What if we helped them with their naive goal instead of tearing the goal down from the start?

Are blogs over?

Thinking about how we can reinvent blogs and chronologically-ordered content. Are blogs over? I see it on Réussir Mes Études: visit numbers have consistently gone down in the past three years, while social media took the lead. Where’s the problem? Is it just the format, or are there other issues at stake? I’ve tried to…

Spotify and the bleak future of podcasting

In which I complain about how Spotify is destroying one of the last free places of the Internet.

How to break down a huge task

A detailed guide to breaking down your work where you don’t know where to start.

Being the Smurfette

Remember the Smurfette, the lovely, pretty, only woman in a village of 99 Smurfs, that everyone’s in love with? She also exists in gaming. But it’s really not that nice of a position to be in.

How to build a Melee community in 2020

As originally posted in May 2020 on the now-defunct SmashAdvice website. My friend VeK has recently moved to a remote part of France. There’s no big gaming scene there, and even Ultimate isn’t too active, so he’s wondering if he can build a Melee community in 2020 there. At the same time, another French player,…

Doping rules in competitive Super Smash Bros? The pros and cons

As originally posted in October 2019 on the new-defunct SmashAdvice blog. Doping is considered cheating and bad sportsmanship in traditional sports. It would only make sense that, if esports want the same recognition and sponsorship as traditional sports, similar rules be put into place. But in a discipline that lacks an international federation and the…

Competitive women, Smash Sisters and women’s conversations in France

As originally posted in 2019 on the now-defunct blog SmashAdvice. Disclaimer: I’ve written this analysis as part of my sociology degree, then translated it to English in a less academic writing style. At the end of the post, you’ll find more personal opinions on Smash Sisters and the initiatives by the French Women of Smash.…

How to break into Smash commentary

As originally posted in 2019 on the new-defunct SmashAdvice blog. Are you an aspiring commentator who would like to snag more gigs at Smash tournaments? In this blog post, we’ll be sharing advice on how to get the best commentating jobs! But first of all, I want to thank X1 for the great advice she…

How to be an ally to the women of Smash

As originally posted in 2019 on the new-defunct SmashAdvice blog. This blog post will give you tips to be an ally to women in the Smash community, in order to attract more players, retain the ones who like the game, and be an overall good person. Before anything else, an answer to two common “but…