cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5505780

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      22 days ago

      MANAGED DEMOCRACY, JUST LIKE IN THE HELLDIVERINOS so-true

      EDIT: Added a clearer reference.

        • UlyssesT [he/him]
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          22 days ago

          I do?

          Apart from sarcastic statements, I go out of my way to be sincere.

          That was less intended as a criticism of Helldivers than it was a reference to Managed Democracy on Super Earth and all that.

          • MaoTheLawn [any, any]
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            22 days ago

            Hahaha I don't know exactly what I meant by it. I'm not trying to get into beef or anything, I am just often amused (and in agreement with) your anti-treat agenda... But then the other day I was like wait... Why does he know all the treat references??!

            I'm in a somewhat similar boat. Although I will NEVER watch gambo.

            • EelBolshevikism [none/use name]
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              22 days ago

              The annoying part with g*mers is less often the media itself and more so the willful misunderstanding of it

              • UlyssesT [he/him]
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                22 days ago

                The worst part about video games is their fandoms, usually.

            • UlyssesT [he/him]
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              22 days ago

              Helldivers 2 tried very hard to make it clear that Super Earth is not actually a great place and Managed Democracy is coming apart in the background.

              Unlike Verhoeven's self-admitted failure to make his satire clear to most Burgerlanders in the Starship Troopers movie, Helldivers 2 mostly succeeded in the message reaching all but the most 40k-brained freeze-gamer fascists. Or they knew what the writers were going for but want that crumbling space fascism anyway.