The whole “blame video games for everything” theme seems to be resurfacing more and more these days. It’s a bit strange, as I honestly thought that this bizarre reflex would be wa…
There are definitely some ways I’d like to see media shifts, but I’m always very cautious about govt regulation around it.
For instance, I always hated how much we parodize authoritarian dystopias. The “parody” element is often lost on people, and they end up respecting it; like people who lose the irony in vouching for Helldivers’ “For Managed Democracy!” or feel like Warhammer40k’s Imperium of Man is awesome.
We probably need more Spec Ops: The Line’s, but also more hero fantasies about destroying those dystopias.
There are definitely some ways I’d like to see media shifts, but I’m always very cautious about govt regulation around it.
For instance, I always hated how much we parodize authoritarian dystopias. The “parody” element is often lost on people, and they end up respecting it; like people who lose the irony in vouching for Helldivers’ “For Managed Democracy!” or feel like Warhammer40k’s Imperium of Man is awesome.
We probably need more Spec Ops: The Line’s, but also more hero fantasies about destroying those dystopias.