ID: photo of an intricate white gate in a garden. one of the gates is open. text on the image reads 'no i don't have snap contact me through a series of intricate rituals'. end ID.

The greater the emptiness within us, the less picky we become about what we fill it with.

i think “video games aren’t really the violent child-corrupting threat some parents worry they are” and “certain circles of gamer culture are incredibly toxic and can lead people down dangerous/hateful ideological rabbit holes” are ideas that can absolutely coexist

Artificial violence is not actually a corrupting influence but hanging out with assholes sure is.

also, I think we could probably recognize that like… there is a difference between a game where you beat up a half demon alien cyborg or whatever, and a game partially funded by the US military that glorifies hyper-realistic military operations in a “middle east” coded setting, where everyone with brown skin is an enemy that needs to be gunned down. Like, those things are different.

Classic pirates and emperors. When an emperor (i.e. a government) does something bad, it's okay and lawful, but when a pirate (i.e. an ordinary joe) does the exact same thing, it's called a crime. ...by the emperor.

i didn’t do much today but i survived so that’s enough