for all the Problems in Media we love to complain about i find none so jokerfying as flashing/strobing
like theres a real life "cognitohazard" that can seriously physically injure some people and cause intense pain to others. and we just won't stop putting it in movies and music videos and video games and gifs and basically anything with animated visuals. artists fucking love it
there's a flashing sequence in christopher nolan's new odyssey movie, so some people just can't watch it without physical harm. but instead of saying "let's not put images that can Harm people in our movie", they'll give you a warning just visible enough to protect them from a lawsuit if you die


















