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Fucking hell. Was this supposed to calm me?
From that article:
(emphasis mine)
Yes this is indeed a person who I trust when it comes depictions ofthe female, you know what make that the human experience.
However that blogpost did in fact provide some clarity. It is now beyond clear that they are asshats.
Yeah, I'm not impressed either.
"Post-cyberpunk" was an interesting perspective done well in VA-11 Hall-A. The broad concepts being invoked are interesting, but I don't get the impression there is anything being done with them.
A society where there is no need anymore for human problem-solvers, where everything is made in the most optimised way. Will things/AI/progress be evenly distributed or restricted to wealthy urban centres? Does society come to exist only for leisure? Youll find out as you explore our 4 distinct districts.
Does the notion of being human break down, or does it become elevated, freed from the need to sit at a desk from 95 to earn enough money to pay rent? Maybe, freed from the drudgery of labour, we all become artists and philosophers and a new global Golden Age is ushered in?
Or do we become terminally apathetic? Was work an integral part of being human, always willing to push the boundaries? Isnt it against our instinct for constant self-improvement? What do we strive for, what make us wake up in the morning if not a goal? We dont have any answer. But we want you to experience our vision of the future: youll find out through our interactive dialogue system and our roster of weird characters.
I'm having a hard time giving this a charitable reading considering the roots of the game's alleged ideology according to Tim in 2014. Maybe they really did realize the flaws with reactionary thought but are now stalled at that "both sides are just as bad" phase? But it seems unlikely. Not impossible, but unlikely.
Going to need to see some full condemnations of Gamergate and apologies to it's victims at the very least to have a charitable reading of this.