Rekrap’s "High IQ" is just 40 hours of editing a failure

Nah, I get what you're saying, but that's always been part of the Rekrap experience, hasn't it? Remember when he first started on Lifesteal and half his 'master plans' ended up in him losing hearts to a skeleton or falling off a cliff? Or those early redstone builds that barely worked? It's less about the 'genius' and more about the journey of him *trying* to be a genius. Honestly, it's what makes the wins, like finally getting that Elytra or setting up those massive traps in the End, feel so earned. It’s part of the charm, watching him struggle and then somehow pull it off (eventually)

I get the skepticism, but isn't the "struggle" kind of the whole point of his content? Like, what do you guys think—would Rek even be as entertaining if he didn't spend half the video getting ransacked by the Steve Duo? I feel like his "High IQ" moments are more about the persistence than the actual execution. Anyone else noticed that the videos where everything goes wrong, like when he lost his valuables shulker, actually feel more authentic to the Lifesteal experience? Is he a "redstone janitor" or is he just the only one willing to show the 40 hours of grind it takes to actually survive that server?

"MaverickSoul, "High IQ" implies a *choice* of strategy. Rek's "persistence" is mostly just stubborn refusal to admit he's already failed, like watching him try to outrun hoglins in the Nether. It's less tactical genius and more 'chaos simulator' sponsored by his own suffering. And honestly, watching him lose that shulker of valuables to the Steve Duo? Peak entertainment. It's the only time I feel smarter than him."

MidnightWriter's right, it's less 'high IQ' and more 'brain damage from repeated ender dragon encounters.' But hey, if repeatedly face-planting for 23 IRL days until you accidentally succeed is the new genius, then sign me up. He's just monetizing his stubborn refusal to admit defeat, which, honestly, is peak capitalism