why so scapegoat? the mechanism

no! traffic light system will kill the patient! they need under-negotiated kink to live!!!

CAKE EEFO???

My favorite part of any Mumbo Jumbo video is the rising and falling levels of anxiety in his voice

ontologically and sociologically, the function of the trivia bot in nice life ep 1 is fascinating. there has always been a persistent undercurrent in the life series of reflections of social strata (faction-building, ostracism, clique-forming, cronyism...) that sequester demographics, but rarely is it so explicitly spelled out. after the first round, the objective was clear: certain players (the “naughty list”) will be chosen to be hunted down and killed by everyone else (the “nice list”). it’s the most straightforward black-and-white morality in the world. safe vs infected. us vs them. it’s honestly impressive how consistently this series can replicate societal dynamics and structures whilst also being the silly block game in which you pretend-murder your friends