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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.