Arlo

My youtube videos exploring the locations in Veilguard

I have mixed receptive-expressive language processing disorder. If you message me, responses might not be immediate, might be one-worded, might just be an emoji, etc. Oftentimes my language processing worsens during migraine episodes.

My LPD also affects how I write alt-text. I will try my best with writing it but also my brain has a harder time translating pictures into words so if you feel like my alt-text is missing something or seems confusing, that's why. You are more than welcome to fix it.

I am very open about sharing about my disabilities so if you have any questions about them, feel free to ask although I am not a medical professional nor can I provide medical care. I can be here for community support, not medical advice.

I have UDD but my "system" is not like DID or OSDD. It's a little more complicated and this diagnosis was given to me by my doctors because they couldn't exactly fit it into other categories. I do not speak for anyone with DID or OSDD. I only speak for myself and how my dissociation presents itself.

I am currently trying to reconnect with my Indigenous heritage (Purépecha, Otomí, and Zapotec). I may share things I've learned and these elements influence part of my writing. I am not a good source on Indigenous Mexican culture and I urge you to listen to Indigenous Mexicans who have more knowledge on this culture.

Hear me out: Mass Effect is not military propaganda. Games involving being part of the military do not automatically mean it's military propoganda. Military propoganda is inherently nationalistic and the entire messaging through the entire original trilogy and even Andromeda is inherently anti-nationalistic.

Cerberus? They're quite literally a nationalistic group. They're the fucking enemy in the game. The game is quite literally being like "yes, they have an understandable goal about being proud of where you come from but they're also absolute fucking monsters as well and they routinely pretend they aren't."

The Alliance in comparison is rather diplomatic. They prefer to not directly provoke other miltiaries and do not believe themselves to be above other species. Some people in the Alliance definitely are and the game routinely shows how fucking bad these people are. The Alliance's goals may include colonization but the colonization is research, development, branching out, hell, even collaboration. They aren't nearly as imperialistic as the Protheans and the game even shows the imperialism the Protheans had LED TO THEIR FUCKING DOWNFALL.

The current cycle? Fiercely respectful of individual culture, people who try to fuck with other species are routinely shown to be evil people who get what the deserve. There is TONS of collaboration with science and military.

And the third game literally throws how much nationalism and imperialism kills people and ruins your chances of survival.

I can agree that the Avengers are military propogand. Captain America was literally World War II propoganda. But Mass Effect??? Are we actually analyzing the story and themes here??? The ones about how helping other cultures and respecting those cultures is the beacon of peace and how unity among everyone is required to not only survive but THRIVE??? Are we playing the same game here???

Like y'all would torture Native children today if it was legal and now you want to transmogrify their culture to hold power over other children?

I have myoclonic jerks and epilepsy would kinda make sense with a lot but also the symptoms that would make sense also make sense for my chiari malformation. I hope i don't have epilepsy though because then I have to change meds which, there is a seizure medication that operates similar to my migraine meds in terms of helping me sleep and stuff and preventing migraines but FUCK changing meds is gonna suck for a bit.

At least it's not severe seizures like my mom and brother have and I'll have them to be there to support me and maybe a diagnosis like that with proper medication can help with all of my other neurological problems.