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Episode 85 - All Gamers Are Ferrets (Ft. Kay And Skittles)
The Deprogram
The Politics of Escapism in the West
There seems to be an ideological divide again underscoring in the West between game developers and gamers. I feel like a really big part of it is because There's been this fetishization of escapism And it's held up as this really pure experience that it's like a personal assault on the player If something of the real world is is intruding on it you know what I mean? So they get they get defensive like if the new Mario is about something Then I've wasted my life Just playing it being like this is about jumping on these fucking turtles and bang and royalty That's why everyone wants to be a plumber Yeah, um, and I think it's because it makes them feel
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