I've been wanting to give these files a proper go for a long time, and now I finally have the opportunity. I made a table to keep track of my progress, maybe you guys will find it useful too. https://postimg.cc/HJT3LfGC
Chir, bro, I think that not knowing wether it was the files directly dumbing us down, or the files making us not care, or there not being a diference between these things, is what makes them so effectiv. I myself just finished the first file (5 times for now). Like pretty much everyone els, not real...