Every friend I watch play games is exactly the sort of person to forego a sane and sensible strategy to "save time" and end up repeating a fight four times. It is endlessly funny.

They need to admit it's not to "save time" and is because ramming yourself head first into a fight (or platforming challenge) repeatedly is super entertaining. Related: oh boy I sure died a lot playing Celeste.

I have long since dropped the pretense that it’s for saving time, I’m just stubborn and want to prove my first extremely flawed idea can work.

Relatable.

Saving time is for cowards. I'm here to prove I can do whatever stupid idea I just had regardless of how bad it is.