Since COVID started I've been working from home (and even when we do go back to the office, it will only be two days a week) and I have been listening to a lot of podcasts while working. Nerdrotic is one of my favorites, and he was saying that all it takes is one studio to stand up against the woke mafia, and realize that twitter doesn't equal revenue and the others will fall like dominoes. Does anyone believe that?
I'd love for the head of a gaming company, comic book company, etc. to say something like stop saying "we need" certain people. The only people we need are ones who actually like the material and who can write. History has shown that people have no problem watching/reading something by women or minorities that is good. Also, I imagine that there are some good white authors out there who will never get a shot due to this representation obsession.
I remember when Kingdom Come Deliverance came out I bought it because the creator didn't bend the knee to the morons on twitter or the game journalists who were whining about the lack of diversity in medieval europe (still sounds hilarious when you read that line). I don't like first person games but I wanted to support it.
Also, I have hope for the new Ghostbusters movie. It would be poetic justice for a movie that actually respects the lore and follows the Ghostbusters story to be a massive hit after the 2016 debacle that nobody asked for. Honestly in a sane world 2016 ghostbusters should be a major lesson on why you should accept that certain hobbies/genres appeal to certain groups
No, and relying on one set of indie creators or foreign markets (I have various examples, but talking about them leads to unwanted attention, so you'll have to put up with generic reference) is a recipe for disaster. It's running away from the real source of the problem.
Western culture is the real issue, our shared understanding of the objective world through Christianity (you can hate or like that, but that's how the Western world functioned for hundreds of years) has been obfuscated by constantly clashing wills of self-identification. Everybody has their own "truth" that they constantly try to impose onto others. Identity politics arouse from this struggle to impose various "truths".
We've gone from "I should do my best to help society for the glory of God and His truth will guide me" to "I should discover my own identity and then help myself because then I will be happy". I think a return to a shared understanding of Christian morals (what we can and absolutely CANNOT do in society) is the only way out.
Who came up with the ideas that led to our current situation? Secular philosophers whose ideals twisted our discussions to their current form (we are all guilty of the modern antagonistic discussion, us & the SJWs).
The key 4 secular philosophers responsible for this chaos we all are experiencing are: Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Michel Foucault. All came from religious backgrounds, all ended up being extremely atheist. "Self-identification", "existentialism", "oppressor vs oppressed". Sound familiar? All those ideas and more came from them.
I was taught Sartre's theory without even realizing it, it was mandatory for university. I'm trying to break free of all of their influence now. None of their ideals can stand up to Christianity.
A lot of what I just said was pulled from a sermon I recently watched, very informative and not hard to find if you want more insight.
Who preached it? I’m reading a book about how Christians should be in a post Christian society (which we are living in). On the bright side Christianity is rapidly growing in Africa and China. But it makes me sad to see the decline in the west. I started teaching Sunday school for 6th to 8th graders so hopefully I can have some influence
Great to hear your story. I’ll be praying for you.
Here you go, I gave you the YoshiSMASHED summary of this:
https://youtu.be/8KQcm0Mi5To
I am not Catholic, but this video taught me a lot. All of us "culture-warriors" on both sides are heeding the call of 4 dead bitter men.
Thanks!