but not for the right reasons
"In this video essay, I'll explain why cyberpunk is pro capitalism because everyone is living in capitalism. But first, let me introduce our sponsor, Raid Shadow Legends"
Seriously though, this is a perfect example of why media studies and the arts are important for education.
Imagine trying to explain "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" to a :LIB:
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
"Omelas has no kings, soldiers, priests, or slaves. The specific socio-politico-economic setup of the community is not mentioned; the narrator merely claims not to be sure of every particular."
HMMMMMMMMMM
I know some people that unironically sympathized heavily and exclusively with the rich family.
Indeed, in the entire film the rich family does nothing wrong whatsoever.
:gulag:
He's effectively right, but the neoliberal future depicted is emphatically a dystopia, characterized by widespread slums and rampant poverty. So, like the present global neoliberalism, but in space and with a stronger jazz / blues musical aesthetic.
But wouldn't it be neat if harmonicas played whenever you entered a dusty old town in a space habitat?
Slide guitar when I spend a week's earnings on a simple bowl of noodles
I never paid attention to how expensive everything is in cowboy bebop, but that is a major through line isn't it?
Have to hunt down a mass murderer to afford mushrooms in my ramen.
Don't forget one character being saddled with debt at the moment of their rebirth from cryosleep
Those things are all good to neolibs, signifiers of a strong economy or whatever they're saying this week
I love Cowboy Bebop, and he's right that the future it depicts is bleakly neoliberal, but is Noah saying that Cowboy Bebop promotes neoliberalism, or glorifies it?
working oddjobs for questionable people and barely scrapping by at the end of an episode is actually good
-Noah, probably
When mfers think they would be the hotshot bounty hunter (who is also totes not enjoying life or living their dream) and not some poor bastard in the slums that just had a kidney repossessed by their local credit union for exceeding their overdraft fees for the month.
you'd think that the corpse starch rations drive the point home, but i guess some people aren't kidding when they say they're omnivores
I want to be a space marine
My brother in the god emperor, you are a servitor in a genestealer cultists infested hive city and the imperium deployed the grey knights
Having episodes where they're on the verge of starving helps give them incentive to work and be productive members of society!
"Why the crew of the Bebop are broke and why bell peppers are the futuristic equivalent of avocado toast."
Description of a video essay, probably.
Who the hell is this dogbrained soy piece of shit? This is like saying Elie Wiesel's "Night" is the most Nazi book ever written because it depicts how Jews were slaughtered by the righteous ubermenschen aryans :so-true:
The dude also tries to whitewash Hirohito, saying he was not in control of the country during ww2
Suuuuuuuuuuuuure!!! Hirohito, the EMPRAH of Imperial Japan, was akshually good because he didnt individually control everything that happened in Japan during ww2. (Disregarding the fact that Hirohito himself is also a symbol of fascist atrocities and imperial oppression)
Olympic gold for mental gymnastics.
Noah smith is also known for having debated Carl Zha some years ago and you can see him typing on his computer for info to debunk Carl halfway into the debate
There's nothing neoliberal about believing in the heart of the cards :rage-cry:
Believing in the heart of the cards is like believing that voting actually makes a difference:very-intelligent:
yugioh is actually a kim Stanley Robinson's socialistic society created by a humane Billionaire.
Free Dual disks for everyone
Seriously, Yusei lives in the slums and has a deck themed around monsters made of literal junk. The early part of the show is themed around him trying to escape his circumstances and help out the other people that live there
