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"content": "The Ignorance of \"Counter-Critics\"<br /><br />In this time of division and hardship, many have spoken out against the blatant hypocrisy, racism, and stupidity of the \"woke\" groups that are trying to destroy our history and culture, some have even gone so far as to make their own contributions to counter or replace the corrupted symbols of American and Western culture. To these people, I hold great respect, however, as arrogance and ignorance were the things that led us to this, I feel the need to write this post so that it might make an impact, even if in a small way, as to how people see some of these figures I deem \"counter-critics\" due to them opposing the current establishment.<br />To those who aren't quite aware of them, (though I'm sure given you're likely similar in mindset to me if you're using this site,) many critics emerged as a result of the hijacking of our culture, good examples would be MauLer, The Critical Drinker, and others affiliated with them. Now, before we go further I should say I don't disagree with them politically, I'm conservative and hold the same view of our current culture's decline as them, (if you couldn't tell already,) so anything they say about those topics isn't the issue.<br />My issue is the fact that, for the most part, these people are....normies, for lack of a better term.<br />That is to say, they aren't too well versed in the general pop cultural sphere or.....or much culture at all as a matter of fact. I'm not saying they lack knowledge of culture, western, popular or otherwise, just that they aren't well learned on the subjects they talk about.<br />In fact, the largest of these figures that have emerged, MauLer, seems generally ignorant regarding the deeper aspects of the films he criticizes and goes about criticism rather haphazardly. His knowledge of film seems to encompass what is popular or well known or part of a franchise that's well known, and they're all blockbusters. He also covers video games and does responses to people's videos, but those are a much smaller part of his channel. He also hosts a podcast called EFAP (Every Frame A Pause) with some of his friends and contemporaries, breaking down movies for what can amount to a half-a-day to a full day, yes, seriously. I'm not opposed to long-form criticism but....there's such a thing as brevity. As to the actual content of his reviews, he does a fairly decent job of analyzing the plot and its' flaws, but my issue is that he doesn't bring up the source material and never brings up how the films contradict them, he also views these things in a vacuum, not judging them by their previous installments or how they contrast with the creator's vision, to add to that, he BARELY brings up the creators, I say barely because the only instance to my recollection was regarding the new Star Wars movies and some quotes from George Lucas. He and his contemporaries act like these things come out of thin-air or something, at least that's the impression I get. They also hold many false-perceptions and biases your average fan will have, and when challenged they tend to stick to it, they still adamantly act like the Star Wars prequels were atrocities against mankind, same for certain movies like Amazing Spider-Man 2, the first two Thor movies, etc. They also think certain movies that are widely liked yet if you watched with a critical eye you'd see severe flaws in, such as Thor: Ragnarok. They generally don't bring up the source material for movies they like either, which is also bad since in many ways things like the MCU are inferior, the only time they seem to bring up the source material is when it's either unavoidable or a major talking point, such as with the recent Rings of Power. As I see it, MauLer is a man who got big because he gave a voice to disgruntled fans, but seems to think himself smarter than he actually is, and I'd advise anyone who views him as an expert not to, his opinions and views are likely misguided and misinformed when it comes to anything that's not obviously bad or woke garbage.<br />But surely, you wonder, The Critical Drinker is different! He's an author after all! He must know much about culture!<br />Well....let me put it this way; there's a reason a lot of published author's aren't talked about. Just because someone publishes a book doesn't mean they're smart or well-versed in culture.<br />For those who don't know, The Critical Drinker is a Scottish author who authored the \"Ryan Drake\" book series and, obviously, is an internet critic in his spare time. He too has spoke out against the decline of culture, and while his reviews aren't terrible they have the same problems MauLer's have, he doesn't talk about the creators or the source material and only reviews the characters and plot structure. This is strange to me, as unlike MauLer and their colleagues, he's an author and should know the intricacies in writing a story, and that to critique a work one should also look at the ORIGINAL creator and how they've influenced what they're reviewing, same for the source material. Strangely though he seems to be ignorant of this, and his videos informing people on why certain writing concepts matter are....odd. For example, in his video on why canon matters, he doesn't bring up how the concept of \"canon\" came about by assessing which Christian texts were truly the word of God or how authors adapted it to organize their stories, thus creating the modern concept of \"canon,\" nor how this operated over the years, instead he simply goes over how modern Hollywood disrespected and his conclusion on why canon matter is because....it creates a unified community? For those wondering, the REAL reason why canon matters is because it maintains the MEANING of the work as put in by the author, as well as just keeping your story coherent. His view on why the past matters is also strange, basically coming down to a form of nostalgia rather than being so that it can teach and inform us on our future. The reason for this is likely because Jordan never actually studied writing, rather, he got a part in a WWII film, got interested in military history after studying for the film, and wrote a military fiction series based on that, this would explain his gaps in the most basic parts of writing history. This isn't to say he's a moron, or that his books are bad, (I can't even say if they are since I haven't read them,) but anyone thinking he's some sort of Mark Twain-level genius should change their opinion, he clearly isn't.<br />And that's really why I wanted to write this, these men by be right that the current content produced by corporations like Disney and woke content creators are awful, but really, does that mean they're experts? It isn't hard to recognize garbage. They lack the knowledge to even properly critique something, and they have many of the same misconceptions everyone else does, when before being a critic meant you should know how to properly critique something and have insight not many people do.<br />The main point is, while people like these seem like experts, most of the time they aren't, and that's a problem because they have audiences that think they are, and that these \"experts\" way of viewing art is the \"correct\" way, the \"smart way,\" it isn't. The smart way is how I've detailed it, look at the original creators of the work or source material, look at their process of writing or drawing and what ideas went into it, basically, learn.<br />Thank you for reading and I hope I at least got you to think on how you view these content creators.",
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"content": "The Ignorance of \"Counter-Critics\"\n\nIn this time of division and hardship, many have spoken out against the blatant hypocrisy, racism, and stupidity of the \"woke\" groups that are trying to destroy our history and culture, some have even gone so far as to make their own contributions to counter or replace the corrupted symbols of American and Western culture. To these people, I hold great respect, however, as arrogance and ignorance were the things that led us to this, I feel the need to write this post so that it might make an impact, even if in a small way, as to how people see some of these figures I deem \"counter-critics\" due to them opposing the current establishment.\nTo those who aren't quite aware of them, (though I'm sure given you're likely similar in mindset to me if you're using this site,) many critics emerged as a result of the hijacking of our culture, good examples would be MauLer, The Critical Drinker, and others affiliated with them. Now, before we go further I should say I don't disagree with them politically, I'm conservative and hold the same view of our current culture's decline as them, (if you couldn't tell already,) so anything they say about those topics isn't the issue.\nMy issue is the fact that, for the most part, these people are....normies, for lack of a better term.\nThat is to say, they aren't too well versed in the general pop cultural sphere or.....or much culture at all as a matter of fact. I'm not saying they lack knowledge of culture, western, popular or otherwise, just that they aren't well learned on the subjects they talk about.\nIn fact, the largest of these figures that have emerged, MauLer, seems generally ignorant regarding the deeper aspects of the films he criticizes and goes about criticism rather haphazardly. His knowledge of film seems to encompass what is popular or well known or part of a franchise that's well known, and they're all blockbusters. He also covers video games and does responses to people's videos, but those are a much smaller part of his channel. He also hosts a podcast called EFAP (Every Frame A Pause) with some of his friends and contemporaries, breaking down movies for what can amount to a half-a-day to a full day, yes, seriously. I'm not opposed to long-form criticism but....there's such a thing as brevity. As to the actual content of his reviews, he does a fairly decent job of analyzing the plot and its' flaws, but my issue is that he doesn't bring up the source material and never brings up how the films contradict them, he also views these things in a vacuum, not judging them by their previous installments or how they contrast with the creator's vision, to add to that, he BARELY brings up the creators, I say barely because the only instance to my recollection was regarding the new Star Wars movies and some quotes from George Lucas. He and his contemporaries act like these things come out of thin-air or something, at least that's the impression I get. They also hold many false-perceptions and biases your average fan will have, and when challenged they tend to stick to it, they still adamantly act like the Star Wars prequels were atrocities against mankind, same for certain movies like Amazing Spider-Man 2, the first two Thor movies, etc. They also think certain movies that are widely liked yet if you watched with a critical eye you'd see severe flaws in, such as Thor: Ragnarok. They generally don't bring up the source material for movies they like either, which is also bad since in many ways things like the MCU are inferior, the only time they seem to bring up the source material is when it's either unavoidable or a major talking point, such as with the recent Rings of Power. As I see it, MauLer is a man who got big because he gave a voice to disgruntled fans, but seems to think himself smarter than he actually is, and I'd advise anyone who views him as an expert not to, his opinions and views are likely misguided and misinformed when it comes to anything that's not obviously bad or woke garbage.\nBut surely, you wonder, The Critical Drinker is different! He's an author after all! He must know much about culture!\nWell....let me put it this way; there's a reason a lot of published author's aren't talked about. Just because someone publishes a book doesn't mean they're smart or well-versed in culture.\nFor those who don't know, The Critical Drinker is a Scottish author who authored the \"Ryan Drake\" book series and, obviously, is an internet critic in his spare time. He too has spoke out against the decline of culture, and while his reviews aren't terrible they have the same problems MauLer's have, he doesn't talk about the creators or the source material and only reviews the characters and plot structure. This is strange to me, as unlike MauLer and their colleagues, he's an author and should know the intricacies in writing a story, and that to critique a work one should also look at the ORIGINAL creator and how they've influenced what they're reviewing, same for the source material. Strangely though he seems to be ignorant of this, and his videos informing people on why certain writing concepts matter are....odd. For example, in his video on why canon matters, he doesn't bring up how the concept of \"canon\" came about by assessing which Christian texts were truly the word of God or how authors adapted it to organize their stories, thus creating the modern concept of \"canon,\" nor how this operated over the years, instead he simply goes over how modern Hollywood disrespected and his conclusion on why canon matter is because....it creates a unified community? For those wondering, the REAL reason why canon matters is because it maintains the MEANING of the work as put in by the author, as well as just keeping your story coherent. His view on why the past matters is also strange, basically coming down to a form of nostalgia rather than being so that it can teach and inform us on our future. The reason for this is likely because Jordan never actually studied writing, rather, he got a part in a WWII film, got interested in military history after studying for the film, and wrote a military fiction series based on that, this would explain his gaps in the most basic parts of writing history. This isn't to say he's a moron, or that his books are bad, (I can't even say if they are since I haven't read them,) but anyone thinking he's some sort of Mark Twain-level genius should change their opinion, he clearly isn't.\nAnd that's really why I wanted to write this, these men by be right that the current content produced by corporations like Disney and woke content creators are awful, but really, does that mean they're experts? It isn't hard to recognize garbage. They lack the knowledge to even properly critique something, and they have many of the same misconceptions everyone else does, when before being a critic meant you should know how to properly critique something and have insight not many people do.\nThe main point is, while people like these seem like experts, most of the time they aren't, and that's a problem because they have audiences that think they are, and that these \"experts\" way of viewing art is the \"correct\" way, the \"smart way,\" it isn't. The smart way is how I've detailed it, look at the original creators of the work or source material, look at their process of writing or drawing and what ideas went into it, basically, learn.\nThank you for reading and I hope I at least got you to think on how you view these content creators.",
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"content": "A Strange Trend In Modern Fantasy<br /><br />As I work on my own fantasy novel, I've been looking at other works for both inspiration and to learn what to avoid. This isn't limited to books, but also video games and animation. One trend I've noticed is that many modern fantasy writers, whatever the medium, try and make their worlds like ours in both culture and history, that is to say, they make the societies of these worlds \"realistic\" in a sense. Typically, this'll involve making the world a medieval society with magic, but have things like so-called \"grey morality\" and the existence of gods is made to be ambiguous, (in a world with MAGIC,) much like how many view the various religions of our world.<br />This started, somewhat, with A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin, where he presented his world much like this. Many copied this, and it started to be seen as the \"correct\" way to write a \"realistic\" fantasy setting.<br />For video games I think it started with Dragon Age: Origins, which takes heavy inspiration from George R.R. Martin. The game is set in a world where the existence of God is left ambiguous, with magic serving as the equivalent of \"scientific\" explanations for miracles.<br />I find this trend strange since....well....it's FANTASY. Why are we constricting ourselves creatively? Why are we trying so hard to present a world like our own when the whole point of fiction is to escape the real world? It just seems unnecessary.<br />Thank you for reading and I hope I made you think on this subject!",
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"content": "The Necessities of Adaptation<br /><br />Adaptations of a work onto a different medium can be difficult. What's good in one won't work as well in the other. A good example is adapting a book into a visual medium, books have a lot of things told DIRECTLY to the audience, there's also a lot of subtext. Bringing all that to a visual medium well can be hard, and not everyone that attempts this succeeds. Another good example is turning video games into other formats. Video games are inherently an interactive medium, and that interactivity is what makes the stories of these games resonate so much with people. Making it a more passive experience where the story is simply told to you can ruin that if done poorly.<br />However, it's entirely possible to tell stories in another medium than originally told in well, what's important is keeping the spirit of the work intact and present it as well as possible. Trying to emulate certain key moments can also help sell it as a valid way of experiencing the story, what's important, above all else, is maintaining the spirit of the story.<br />A major misstep of many adaptations is that much is cut out that takes away from the story, or too much is altered to where the story is fundamentally changed.<br />There are unfortunately many examples of this, the Netflix Death Note series, Amazon's Rings of Power, the recent IT movies, the Fantastic Four movies, Game of Thrones (even before season eight,) and yes, even the MCU.<br />The reasons for this are a mix of executives wanting to appeal to a wide audience and because the creators want to do their own thing with the source material, either to express themselves or to \"fix\" it because they hate it, or just their own stupidity.<br />Try and avoid these and be true to the source material as much as possible, and your adaptation will be fine.",
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"content": "The Necessities of Adaptation\n\nAdaptations of a work onto a different medium can be difficult. What's good in one won't work as well in the other. A good example is adapting a book into a visual medium, books have a lot of things told DIRECTLY to the audience, there's also a lot of subtext. Bringing all that to a visual medium well can be hard, and not everyone that attempts this succeeds. Another good example is turning video games into other formats. Video games are inherently an interactive medium, and that interactivity is what makes the stories of these games resonate so much with people. Making it a more passive experience where the story is simply told to you can ruin that if done poorly.\nHowever, it's entirely possible to tell stories in another medium than originally told in well, what's important is keeping the spirit of the work intact and present it as well as possible. Trying to emulate certain key moments can also help sell it as a valid way of experiencing the story, what's important, above all else, is maintaining the spirit of the story.\nA major misstep of many adaptations is that much is cut out that takes away from the story, or too much is altered to where the story is fundamentally changed.\nThere are unfortunately many examples of this, the Netflix Death Note series, Amazon's Rings of Power, the recent IT movies, the Fantastic Four movies, Game of Thrones (even before season eight,) and yes, even the MCU.\nThe reasons for this are a mix of executives wanting to appeal to a wide audience and because the creators want to do their own thing with the source material, either to express themselves or to \"fix\" it because they hate it, or just their own stupidity.\nTry and avoid these and be true to the source material as much as possible, and your adaptation will be fine.",
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"content": "Sonic \"Fans\" Appropriating Things They Hate<br /><br />Been a long time, almost a year, I hope some of you are still here.<br /><br />Anyway, 2021 was crazy for me, got a job, nearly collapsed because of that job and am now trying to get on disability.<br /><br />During this time I've observed more stupidity from the Sonic \"fandom\" and have discovered a notable trend in their behavior.<br /><br />Occasionally a project crops up claiming to be a revival/reboot of the old American Sonic cartoons, be that in the form of comics or animated series. Typically, these'll include redesigning characters or changing the premise in the case of a reboot, in the case of a revival it'll usually be in the vein of ending the series \"how it should have\" or be a continuation. The former is the case for Sonic Underground, which never really got a proper ending, but it gets the reboot treatment sometimes. SatAM ended rather conclusively so it's either continued or rebooted.<br /><br />Now on the surface one may think this is inoffensive, fans of these works are keeping them alive after all, what's the harm in changing things?<br /><br />Well the thing is the people making these projects aren't really fans of the source material, in fact they hate the source material, the only reason they're doing this is because either A: They wanna \"fix\" it, or B: They wanna use the brand recognition of the source material to elevate their project because they know it can't stand on its' own.<br /><br />This has become common in recent years and it always follows the same pattern. Take one of the old American Sonic cartoons and change it completely to be more \"on-brand\" with the games. This includes stripping it of everything that made it unique and made people love it in the first place. Some key iconography is kept but it's surface-level to try and fool people into thinking the project is authentic. Some of the more offensive cases change the source material to the point where it's unrecognizable, only the bare premise is kept along with some names. Elements from the game canon take precedence and overshadow the elements from the source material or outright replace them.<br /><br />This behavior absolutely infuriates me. These pieces of garbage have been telling me the things I like suck and yet they go ahead and appropriate them to prop up their projects to gain popularity. They think the games and that shitty comic that's currently running are the only valid forms of Sonic content, yet the fact is they KNOW neither is perfect and has severe flaws that make it hard to draw from without iterating on them, so they steal from the Western Sonic canon because that's the only iteration of Sonic that did anything interesting. They'll never admit it, but that's the only reason they make these things.<br /><br />What's funny is it also displays either their overzealous devotion to the idea that the games are perfect and don't NEED alteration, or just their lack of imagination and talent. The former because, well, they can't see the flaws or their own hypocrisy, and the latter because they can't think of a way to tell an interesting story with JUST the games as a base. It's possible, but you need to have a great amount of creativity to do so, which these morons don't.<br /><br />Thank you for reading, and I advise not to support any of these kinds of projects unless you know for sure they're made by true fans of the source material and don't have any of the characteristics I mentioned.",
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"content": "Sonic \"Fans\" Appropriating Things They Hate\n\nBeen a long time, almost a year, I hope some of you are still here.\n\nAnyway, 2021 was crazy for me, got a job, nearly collapsed because of that job and am now trying to get on disability.\n\nDuring this time I've observed more stupidity from the Sonic \"fandom\" and have discovered a notable trend in their behavior.\n\nOccasionally a project crops up claiming to be a revival/reboot of the old American Sonic cartoons, be that in the form of comics or animated series. Typically, these'll include redesigning characters or changing the premise in the case of a reboot, in the case of a revival it'll usually be in the vein of ending the series \"how it should have\" or be a continuation. The former is the case for Sonic Underground, which never really got a proper ending, but it gets the reboot treatment sometimes. SatAM ended rather conclusively so it's either continued or rebooted.\n\nNow on the surface one may think this is inoffensive, fans of these works are keeping them alive after all, what's the harm in changing things?\n\nWell the thing is the people making these projects aren't really fans of the source material, in fact they hate the source material, the only reason they're doing this is because either A: They wanna \"fix\" it, or B: They wanna use the brand recognition of the source material to elevate their project because they know it can't stand on its' own.\n\nThis has become common in recent years and it always follows the same pattern. Take one of the old American Sonic cartoons and change it completely to be more \"on-brand\" with the games. This includes stripping it of everything that made it unique and made people love it in the first place. Some key iconography is kept but it's surface-level to try and fool people into thinking the project is authentic. Some of the more offensive cases change the source material to the point where it's unrecognizable, only the bare premise is kept along with some names. Elements from the game canon take precedence and overshadow the elements from the source material or outright replace them.\n\nThis behavior absolutely infuriates me. These pieces of garbage have been telling me the things I like suck and yet they go ahead and appropriate them to prop up their projects to gain popularity. They think the games and that shitty comic that's currently running are the only valid forms of Sonic content, yet the fact is they KNOW neither is perfect and has severe flaws that make it hard to draw from without iterating on them, so they steal from the Western Sonic canon because that's the only iteration of Sonic that did anything interesting. They'll never admit it, but that's the only reason they make these things.\n\nWhat's funny is it also displays either their overzealous devotion to the idea that the games are perfect and don't NEED alteration, or just their lack of imagination and talent. The former because, well, they can't see the flaws or their own hypocrisy, and the latter because they can't think of a way to tell an interesting story with JUST the games as a base. It's possible, but you need to have a great amount of creativity to do so, which these morons don't.\n\nThank you for reading, and I advise not to support any of these kinds of projects unless you know for sure they're made by true fans of the source material and don't have any of the characteristics I mentioned.",
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"content": "The Flaws of Centrism<br /><br />Been a while, I know, but I haven't felt motivated to be active here for a while, but I felt inspired to write some philosophical musings. I'll probably be a bit mote active, since I've noticed I've felt more and more isolated lately, even when I'm active on Discord.<br /><br />Anyway, regarding the topic, for those who don't know, Centrism is the philosophical approach of taking no sides, regarding both as equally right regardless of the points they make. We've seen many examples of this in modern times, particularly in regards to cultural works, many times it's framed as neither side being right and an alternative solution being worked out or simply acknowledging the merits of both. Another word for this kind of thinking is neutrality.<br />A word I use to describe it is apathy.<br />You see, centrists like to think no one is right or wrong, tending to be neutral to what either side has done and simply moves for both to stop fighting, reaching no outcome. This ignores that, in any argument, one side is either right or (at the very least,) not as wrong as the other. Regardless though, one must be picked otherwise change will not happen.<br />Centrists seem to have this odd fixation with ignoring morality and the suffering one or more sides bring to others, instead focusing on maintaining the status quo or ensuring no progress is made.<br />Yet, in spite of these obvious flaws, people still maintain this mindset, why is that?<br />It's most likely due to the false perception that neutrality is the best step to take in regards to these things, when really it isn't. You need to either pick a side or make your own. If nothing gets done the problem isn't solved and the situation doesn't change. In short, no one wins, but everyone loses.<br />Centrism and neutrality, when broken down, is just these people not giving a shit or under the assumption that no one is right, or, a phrase I hate the most \"it's all a matter of perspective.\"<br />No, it isn't, stop being stupid and pick a side, you're only making yourselves look like jackasses and making things worse.<br />Centrism and the notion of neutrality is just another shade of evil, it is apathy and will only lead to the rot of society.",
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"content": "The Flaws of Centrism\n\nBeen a while, I know, but I haven't felt motivated to be active here for a while, but I felt inspired to write some philosophical musings. I'll probably be a bit mote active, since I've noticed I've felt more and more isolated lately, even when I'm active on Discord.\n\nAnyway, regarding the topic, for those who don't know, Centrism is the philosophical approach of taking no sides, regarding both as equally right regardless of the points they make. We've seen many examples of this in modern times, particularly in regards to cultural works, many times it's framed as neither side being right and an alternative solution being worked out or simply acknowledging the merits of both. Another word for this kind of thinking is neutrality.\nA word I use to describe it is apathy.\nYou see, centrists like to think no one is right or wrong, tending to be neutral to what either side has done and simply moves for both to stop fighting, reaching no outcome. This ignores that, in any argument, one side is either right or (at the very least,) not as wrong as the other. Regardless though, one must be picked otherwise change will not happen.\nCentrists seem to have this odd fixation with ignoring morality and the suffering one or more sides bring to others, instead focusing on maintaining the status quo or ensuring no progress is made.\nYet, in spite of these obvious flaws, people still maintain this mindset, why is that?\nIt's most likely due to the false perception that neutrality is the best step to take in regards to these things, when really it isn't. You need to either pick a side or make your own. If nothing gets done the problem isn't solved and the situation doesn't change. In short, no one wins, but everyone loses.\nCentrism and neutrality, when broken down, is just these people not giving a shit or under the assumption that no one is right, or, a phrase I hate the most \"it's all a matter of perspective.\"\nNo, it isn't, stop being stupid and pick a side, you're only making yourselves look like jackasses and making things worse.\nCentrism and the notion of neutrality is just another shade of evil, it is apathy and will only lead to the rot of society.",
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"content": "I'll never understand people who get onto a series with a recent entry but have no desire to go back and check out the older ones. I don't mean someone just playing a recent FF or FE or whatever and enjoying it and moving on, I mean people who get deep into the fandom side and everything.<br /><br />I'm specifically thinking of NieR Automata with this one, all the people who adored that game but just didn't bother going back to the first one (never mind Drakengard), but it seems to be a common thing across the board. I'm not even being critical necessarily, it just baffles me. Who wouldn't want more of something they like?",
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"content": "Nier Replicant is out today :)<br /><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=NieRReplicant\" title=\"#NieRReplicant\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#NieRReplicant</a> <a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=NieR\" title=\"#NieR\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#NieR</a> <a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=NieRAutomata\" title=\"#NieRAutomata\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#NieRAutomata</a> ",
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"content": "Nier Replicant is out today :)\n\n#NieRReplicant #NieR #NieRAutomata ",
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"content": "“The more I think about it,” asserts Lacina, “there are very few games outside of the original Xbox Ninja Gaiden where the act of pressing individual buttons is all that meaningful.” <br /><a href=\"https://boundingintocomics.com/2021/04/29/vice-writer-dia-lacina-praises-nier-replicant-auto-battle-system-as-superior-alternative-to-actually-playing-video-games\" target=\"_blank\">https://boundingintocomics.com/2021/04/29/vice-writer-dia-lacina-praises-nier-replicant-auto-battle-system-as-superior-alternative-to-actually-playing-video-games</a>",
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"content": "Star Wars, Apathy, and the \"Culture War\"....<br /><br />So I've said on many occasions that if a creator screws up, and a large chunk of their fans flip from love to hate, they still have a chance to win those (former) fans back if they act fast enough. As long as they're still in the \"hate\" stage, they can be recovered. But once they let go of the hate and apathy kicks in.... Game Over. They don't care anymore. Nothing you can do will bring them back.<br /><br />This is why it's so important for mistakes to be corrected QUICKLY. But what happens when instead of correcting a mistake, the corpo/creator in question doubles down, for YEARS? What happens when they are only begrudgingly brought to correct a mistake when faced with certain bankruptcy?<br /><br />Some say it's important from a \"culture war\" standpoint to score this victory and give them another chance. I'd agree, as long as the mistake is QUICKLY corrected. But in the case of something like Star Wars, where they've been doubling down for a decade? Nah, let it die. It's not a \"loss\" for us to just let it fail now, it's not a \"win\" for the other side, it's a win for US.<br /><br />I believe it's a lot more valuable to let corpos/creators that are too far gone go bankrupt, and use that as a warning to all others. \"This is what happens when you side with a certain group of people and stab your own fans in the back.\" That IMO is the most important and powerful victory we can achieve.<br /><br />I for one have no interest in saving an IP I've already long since given up on. I've found other, better things, that haven't betrayed my trust. Don't have the time or money to waste on some corporate lowest common denominator focus group slop. Especially since I know the second they feel comfortable again, they'll just sink another knife in my back.<br /><br />Be wary of anything that has big corporations, investors, shareholders, etc. behind it. It doesn't just exist to make money, but to MAXIMIZE money made. The second they believe they can make even 1% more money by throwing you under the bus to appeal to some other audience, they'll do so in a heartbeat.<br /><br />Instead, consider supporting independent creators, that's the only place left where passion isn't completely crushed by bureaucracy.",
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"content": "Star Wars, Apathy, and the \"Culture War\"....\n\nSo I've said on many occasions that if a creator screws up, and a large chunk of their fans flip from love to hate, they still have a chance to win those (former) fans back if they act fast enough. As long as they're still in the \"hate\" stage, they can be recovered. But once they let go of the hate and apathy kicks in.... Game Over. They don't care anymore. Nothing you can do will bring them back.\n\nThis is why it's so important for mistakes to be corrected QUICKLY. But what happens when instead of correcting a mistake, the corpo/creator in question doubles down, for YEARS? What happens when they are only begrudgingly brought to correct a mistake when faced with certain bankruptcy?\n\nSome say it's important from a \"culture war\" standpoint to score this victory and give them another chance. I'd agree, as long as the mistake is QUICKLY corrected. But in the case of something like Star Wars, where they've been doubling down for a decade? Nah, let it die. It's not a \"loss\" for us to just let it fail now, it's not a \"win\" for the other side, it's a win for US.\n\nI believe it's a lot more valuable to let corpos/creators that are too far gone go bankrupt, and use that as a warning to all others. \"This is what happens when you side with a certain group of people and stab your own fans in the back.\" That IMO is the most important and powerful victory we can achieve.\n\nI for one have no interest in saving an IP I've already long since given up on. I've found other, better things, that haven't betrayed my trust. Don't have the time or money to waste on some corporate lowest common denominator focus group slop. Especially since I know the second they feel comfortable again, they'll just sink another knife in my back.\n\nBe wary of anything that has big corporations, investors, shareholders, etc. behind it. It doesn't just exist to make money, but to MAXIMIZE money made. The second they believe they can make even 1% more money by throwing you under the bus to appeal to some other audience, they'll do so in a heartbeat.\n\nInstead, consider supporting independent creators, that's the only place left where passion isn't completely crushed by bureaucracy.",
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