Yeah, I talked about that before too somewhere on here. If they tell you to fudge, you fudge because standing up gets you axed.

I mean tbh, if it’s tech from San Fran they actually are super about inclusive. At least any devs I’ve met from there, as it’s sort of woven into the cultural tapestry of the West Coast as a whole (which is funny considering it has had some exceptionally racist policies in the past). I think more so people just don’t realize what might be a thing needed to run the gamut of diversity because the face of STEM itself is relatively one sided in America. Probably just the face of corporate America as a whole, if we were being honest.

Oh for sure, you’re most right! I mean we see it replicated over and over and over again in our society in so many spaces how would the ripples not continue onward into cybernetics. Something I often think about is if it’s not/hasn’t happened to you, you don’t even tend to think about it. And by it, I mean being oppressed in some manner pertaining specifically to something you cannot change. They’re also cannibalizing the middle class. So in the end you really probably will just have the “global” ruling class and the “indignant” and “ungrateful” others who they must charitably coexist with. But I also think it’s like…the concept behind Deus Ex/Snowpiercer (Idk too many SciFi things don’t come at me with pitchforks). So like, sci-fi writers got one up on us.

But I always figure, if you want to remember you’ve been bought and sold as a whole (no matter your class, ethnic background, or gender as long as you’re not the top dog) I always point towards Russell Means Welcome to the Reservation because he proposes that America as a whole is a reservation because just because you think you’re “free” doesn’t mean you actually are free.

Eh! The whole thing gets me sad.

Tech for sure has a race/gender/class issue in America. On a global scale, I can’t say much and I know that tech is global. I also know that Nigeria has a solid tech hub in Lagos. But also know that education in general in Nigeria is brutally competitive and very situationally based.

But to be honest, this has long since been an issue with technology. I know it was fluttered all over the net but people have long since known consumer cameras were made with a certain type of complexion in mind. But hilariously the first time I seen AI x racism talked was via Robin Thede (so a skit show) some odd years back. But capitalism gunna cap, and it’s crazy that people can’t just widen their test range if they’re not going to at least offer a seat at the table.

Oh no, freakin’ COVID! I swear it eats up your mind like a zombie - stay strong. Don’t let it winnnnnnn! (And by that I mean rest as much as you can but also eat and drink what you can)

a) Why did I miss the Eartbound and Telltale conversations. Boo!

b) The first Animal Crossing played via the purple purse will always have my heart. It’s the best of the best and I remember staying up wayyyyy to late with my buddies beautifying our town and searching for ghosts. The only other one I ever played was the - wait that was a lie - I have actually played two. The only other one I remember playing was the one on Nintendo DS. A friend tossed me their old DS and my sibling tossed me some games - this included (and Rhythm Tengoku being one of the other ones. I absolutely do not remember any other games. Wait, lied again - I played one with Sudoku). But I didn’t really dig it, or the DS as a whole. I don’t think I like multiple screens for much of anything, and even work on a single monitor to this day. I also clearly don’t love resistive touch screens and felt the little stylus was fiddly and hard to use. But it was more of a game as a whole. Just not for me.

Then covid happened, my gal got a switch and I played the new AC a bit while she ran around as Link. Eh, I literally don’t even remember it. I might have aged out, or it might just be my disinterest in non-turn based games (which is pretty much my bread and butter now because I don’t want a game to be able to dictate how and when I play it). It was much more forgiving than the old stuff. Idk where the HELL the gyroids were - but they might be in the game now. We were in some kind of tropical paradise (I believe!?) which I dug from an islander perspective. But as a whole, just didn’t really care.

But I kind of feel that way about most “cozy” games nowadays. And it’s funny, because I play games to “turn my brain off” so it’s not that aspect. It’s just that I think there’s some weird brain-drain infantilization of the masses and that these games are kinda like the binkies of the brain. But there are some real pros to these types of games as whole. I think they give certain individuals a lot of structure, things to do that make them feel successful, and individuals to form relationships with. Like, give this game to an older individual who’s open to playing them, and I think they’d go ham. Give this game to individuals who have certain qualities that society tends to push to the fringes - and I think it’d also be great. To be honest, Animal Crossing is about 700x less goofy than The Sims - even with its pastel graphics and chibi forms. But a lot of these games as a whole radiate kind of a toxic-positivity that I just don’t vibe with. Especially when we know statistically a lot of developers - let alone GAME developers are terribly depressed.

And like, there’s a light to looking to the bright side - eating potato chips - etc. Like there’s a nice side to getting real basic sometimes. Especially when your brain is on fire (for whatever reason). It’s probably why I play select games repetitively until it’s akin to eating only peanut butter sandwiches 100xs over and get tired of them. You don’t have to learn new systems really, and you’re never truly challenged. Or if you are, because you’re familiar with the mechanics of the game you can just ride the wave - get the dopamine and turn off. But 10/10 I don’t think it’s the healthiest thing to indulge in all the time. But that’s just my opinion and pretty much every Nintendo made game (let alone games like Stardew) have cult followings because they really touch people where they need it.

So it is what it is. But also, on Stardew - I played it a long time ago. I had fun, then I had an okay time, now if you stick me in front of a crafting game of any kind I will burn you at the stick. The original Harvest Moon is/was (eh, debatable) one of my favorite games. It’s cute, but it’s also dirt-brown like a potato. It’s ultra simple, kindness coins bs. I don’t have to see a single portrait of anyone I am talking to. I don’t really even have to give a poop about talking to anyone. I can just farm and care for my grumpy cows and chill. All while cleaning a massive field that I will never fully utilize. By this I am saying - Stardew even is too much for me. It kinda feels creepy to me too. Like it has the secret smugness and hoity-toity crap I hate so much about Seattle. And being the emotional creature I am - if I am not digging something it really takes a lot to sway me in the other direction. But the big picture reason why I put all of this is because I am clearly not the audience of either game in these modern times. So big reason why I wanted to post any of this is to say AC1 - yes! AC++!? Eh.

Emotional cheaters are still cheaters. All fucking cheaters can be taken straight to the fucking trash. I don’t care how they do it. I don’t care when or what time or age or whatever blah, blah, blah - I just strongly hold the stance fuck cheaters. I’m not talking about a stroll in the park, or a business plan. I am talking about people who are snakes who intentionally and selfishly walk past a series of boundaries and filters because they’ve got their heads in their asses.

Fuck cheaters. They’re pieces of shit. You wanna cheat? Fix your shit, or leave your relationship you human piece of shit.

I mean, I’d say like…you don’t need to treat animals better than you treat humans. But also, you absolutely are entitled to loving your pets. But also like…if you want kids, have them. Even if you’re broke. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Just try not to be a piece of shit. We’ve rocked it thus far in life, I don’t think we need to pair “you be you beau-beau” logic with “by the way, fuck natalism” stuff at the end. But that’s just me. Life is all about them breaths though. Keep the out-breath a smidgen longer than the in =)!

Yes, I was actually going to say this is cedar I think because it looks like a place we rented once and I had no clue the siding was cedar until it got humid and you could literally smell it coming off the place. But also the little birdies would drill into it and live in the walls…which was a first.

p.s. - Do you smell cedar when humid? Cause that’s a huge tip off =P!

Last few years, but named Donald? They were horny for Trump. Last few decades? Still could be horny for Trump @_@!

So tired of all these buildings, that look the same inside and out. I really love the small details that reigned throughout older architecture. Not sure when they dipped out, but probably in the 70s? I am going to guess a lot of the handiwork I’ve admired is probably from the 1930s and before. But also I am not in Europe, I am in America. So I only know the architecture inspired by the og stuff (because I haven’t been yet, but will go someday I’d imagine - health and $$$ permitting). I actually do like some post-modern stuff very much. I am not sure what these new complexes are in style, but they’re like…capitalist modern. They feel soulless, tacky, and outright awful. People applaud them for adding multi-unit living spaces to cities, but who can afford to live there? And renting them feels like Russian Roulette thanks to market priced leasing. Eh. EH! Getting grumpy thinking about it.

So let’s talk about these cool cat styles I’ve seen. American gothic styles, everything feels like your soul is damned and those little gargoyles are coming to get you. Choice! Neo-classical, where am I - in ROMA!? Marble, nice shiny and smooth marble. Don’t like it on kitchen countertops, but man it’s some kind of beautiful on monuments and other important buildings. Plus you feel like you’re tap dancing 24/7. Art deco - man how these buildings take up space. I once seen a custom built art deco house that made me want to slap somebody cause it was so beautiful. Took a picture and I still have that mugger fugger where as so many have fallen off. Dream house! Dream style. Some kinda wonderful. Everything looks like the Emerald City. This style knows how to command space. And nothing needs to be this extravagant, but it is. And I like that. It’s kinda like - you smell the cologne/perfume on this one. It’s ritzy. Hell it might have literally been the reason for the invention of the word. Classy!

I like Prairie school stuff too but it’s just kinda like if you took Japanese architecture and smashed it together with post-modern ideas. Eh! It’s cool though.

Also I’ve always figured that if we’re nature infinitely attempting to recreate itself - that buildings are just like…trees/hollows. So we’re just making a bunch of steel trees. Meh!

Enjoy this word diarrhea. Enjoy it good.