im havin a Thought-
so many of the top mobile games right now are centered around widely stigmatized jobs. number twenty five on the free games list, for instance, is a cashier simulator. homescapes has been on the board for weeks. but cashiers and yard workers/gardeners are considered “unskilled labor.”
so somehow it seems wrong that people are saying things like “well if you’re really that stupid then go be a cashier at mcdonalds” and then turning around and playing cashier simulator and the people making it are profiting off of that, with things like microtransactions and popup ads.
really is no ethical consumption under capitalism, is there?
ngl i spent a while thinking if i should post this here or nah (mainly because all of my followers expect pokemon stuff lmfao) but oh well
ziema ziema bek is kiemo
Just so we’re clear
supporting Brian’s right to do whatever he wants in his career and understanding that he’s still going to continue making delightfully weird content
and
being sad that we’re not gonna get more of the specific weird content he produces on polygon and/or being unsettled by the change in general
aren’t contradictory, and
Polygon is a website with 5 other video producers who are still around doing their best to produce excellent content, and a lot of Brian’s content wouldn’t have been possible without them either
and
Polygon as a website has been severely under-utilising these other video producers and has been producing fewer and fewer of the kinds of video series the fanbase fell in love with, and have been leaning more heavily on Brian-led content, such that they’re going to have to make some significant changes if they’re going to maintain their popularity
aren’t mutually exclusive opinions either
This is a segment called: a friendly reminder that Brian can beatbox
you know who i miss?
Dasha, Vang0 Bang0, and Burger Chainz
reminder to myself tbh: you’re allowed to like... go against all those tumblr posts. you’re allowed to be sad. you’re allowed to do self-care that works for you, not just what people say on the tumbs. you can go cry over ice cream or journal. self care doesn’t have to be pretty. you don’t have to do this shit.
so... the new bdg video
A few of my favorite Pat pics for y'all, in case you needed them.