TL;DW - People who actually play games do not want to play as themselves - they want to play as at least, an idealised version of themselves - strong, tall and attractive. People see video games as a form of escapism from real life. Games that incorporate DEI have predominately been financial failures because people do not want to play as themselves. Game avatars via the Proteus Effect can change the self-esteem of the player and playing as yourself or as a non-idealised avatar can have negative effects on the player. Which is why people don't play as themselves.
Did I say that people do not want to play as themselves?
That's not the argument. They want you to play as them. They want to be the 'cool kids' for a change and are now trying to limit your choices and force you to constantly deal with undesirable character types. That's why there is no compromise to be had with them. Outright dismissal is the only necessary response.
Character creation within the new Dragon Age is a perfect microcosm for what leftists want for the whole industry. They want you to “choose” only from a narrow range of androgynous tranny freaks, cunty dyke girl bosses, and effete soy-glazed men.
If we were given these options alongside conventionally attractive feminine women and masculine male characters, 95% of players would “choose wrong”. Then the devs would be forced to question whether or not they can afford to spend precious time and resources on character options almost no one is using.
It mirrors communism, really; it doesn’t work if alternatives exists anywhere else. The “muh representation” argument is really just a crypto communist argument with the end goal of enforcing degenerate freak leftist aesthetics. If the boob slider only goes up to “small A cup”, then your character creator isn’t inclusive.
Recall that Larian expressed disappointment that so many players opted for straight white dude characters, but the game still gave you that option. That’s why BG3 was massively successful while people mostly hate Veilguard.
I'm only summarising the findings from the video. I think it's common knowledge that they want to push their beliefs, ideologies and desires on other people, including how the player should look like or be nudged to choose in a video game.
Honestly, most of Aydin's video essays are worth a watch. She is really good at what she does and breaking it down, to the point I will even overlook her being an unironic Monarchist in the year of our lord 2024.
My only complaint I have about Aydins' stuff is 1) It's typically a solid block of information with no pause(not a bad thing, but...) and 2) I would kill to have a proper essay/transcript so I can reference everything she brings up later as need be.
I wish Youtube Essayers as a whole would just write their shit down so I can read it.
(Also, what the hell is it with Monarchists popping up as of late? I could venture a few guesses there...)
Also, what the hell is it with Monarchists popping up as of late? I could venture a few guesses there...
At least from what has been the case with most of them I have seen (including Aydin and one of her cohost Aristocratic Utensil), it is because they think that democracy is a scam and something that will only ever lead to tyranny, and that an absolute monarch will take away the "chaos" of a system by making all of the choices for their citizens. And they will inevitably have the best interest of their citizens at heart since they dont have to worry about being popular enough for an election.
I dont think I have to point to the many examples in history where that is almost exactly the opposite of what actually happened. And more than that they seem to ignore that pretty much every monarch currently in Europe are the ones pushing woke and are usually wildly more woke than any government (you give King Charles unlimited power and the Brits would be begging for parliament back within the week), and ironically I have found many of them dont know history like they claim. Like when Utensil tried to make the case for an American monarchy, and made the argument that the Founding Fathers were just uppity aristocrats who lead the colonials astray and put false ideas of "freedom" into their heads, and that if they had an enemy it was Parliament and they should have appealed to the King if they felt they were being oppressed.
Pretending that, you know, we didnt try that. And that it didnt have decidedly...negative results.
The beauty of dealing with someone who is actively pursuing the scientific method, is that you don't have to worry about their retarded personal choices from time to time, when you have data to compare.
Most women I knew in WoW played Night Elves, and that was especially true for the ones playing hunters who would then complete the old meme just to collect "cute" pets, normally a cat.
My first gf literally mained a NElf hunter from Vanilla to Wrath retail, although she was adamant about playing as Survival instead of any other spec which would actually do damage 🙄
TL;DW - People who actually play games do not want to play as themselves - they want to play as at least, an idealised version of themselves - strong, tall and attractive. People see video games as a form of escapism from real life. Games that incorporate DEI have predominately been financial failures because people do not want to play as themselves. Game avatars via the Proteus Effect can change the self-esteem of the player and playing as yourself or as a non-idealised avatar can have negative effects on the player. Which is why people don't play as themselves.
Did I say that people do not want to play as themselves?
That's not the argument. They want you to play as them. They want to be the 'cool kids' for a change and are now trying to limit your choices and force you to constantly deal with undesirable character types. That's why there is no compromise to be had with them. Outright dismissal is the only necessary response.
Character creation within the new Dragon Age is a perfect microcosm for what leftists want for the whole industry. They want you to “choose” only from a narrow range of androgynous tranny freaks, cunty dyke girl bosses, and effete soy-glazed men.
If we were given these options alongside conventionally attractive feminine women and masculine male characters, 95% of players would “choose wrong”. Then the devs would be forced to question whether or not they can afford to spend precious time and resources on character options almost no one is using.
It mirrors communism, really; it doesn’t work if alternatives exists anywhere else. The “muh representation” argument is really just a crypto communist argument with the end goal of enforcing degenerate freak leftist aesthetics. If the boob slider only goes up to “small A cup”, then your character creator isn’t inclusive.
Recall that Larian expressed disappointment that so many players opted for straight white dude characters, but the game still gave you that option. That’s why BG3 was massively successful while people mostly hate Veilguard.
I'm only summarising the findings from the video. I think it's common knowledge that they want to push their beliefs, ideologies and desires on other people, including how the player should look like or be nudged to choose in a video game.
Remember when troons complained about being on zoom calls because they hated seeing themselves on camera, because they're ugly freaks?
TL;DW; but you should.
Honestly, most of Aydin's video essays are worth a watch. She is really good at what she does and breaking it down, to the point I will even overlook her being an unironic Monarchist in the year of our lord 2024.
My only complaint I have about Aydins' stuff is 1) It's typically a solid block of information with no pause(not a bad thing, but...) and 2) I would kill to have a proper essay/transcript so I can reference everything she brings up later as need be.
I wish Youtube Essayers as a whole would just write their shit down so I can read it.
(Also, what the hell is it with Monarchists popping up as of late? I could venture a few guesses there...)
At least from what has been the case with most of them I have seen (including Aydin and one of her cohost Aristocratic Utensil), it is because they think that democracy is a scam and something that will only ever lead to tyranny, and that an absolute monarch will take away the "chaos" of a system by making all of the choices for their citizens. And they will inevitably have the best interest of their citizens at heart since they dont have to worry about being popular enough for an election.
I dont think I have to point to the many examples in history where that is almost exactly the opposite of what actually happened. And more than that they seem to ignore that pretty much every monarch currently in Europe are the ones pushing woke and are usually wildly more woke than any government (you give King Charles unlimited power and the Brits would be begging for parliament back within the week), and ironically I have found many of them dont know history like they claim. Like when Utensil tried to make the case for an American monarchy, and made the argument that the Founding Fathers were just uppity aristocrats who lead the colonials astray and put false ideas of "freedom" into their heads, and that if they had an enemy it was Parliament and they should have appealed to the King if they felt they were being oppressed.
Pretending that, you know, we didnt try that. And that it didnt have decidedly...negative results.
The beauty of dealing with someone who is actively pursuing the scientific method, is that you don't have to worry about their retarded personal choices from time to time, when you have data to compare.
Aydin has so many self-inflicted problems but strangely enough for an e-celeb, they aren't really acts of selfishness. She's kind of pitiful.
Look at how many little old ladies play hulking Tauren hunters/warriors in WOW.
Power trips, not guilt trips, that's what gaming's for ...
Most women I knew in WoW played Night Elves, and that was especially true for the ones playing hunters who would then complete the old meme just to collect "cute" pets, normally a cat.
My first gf literally mained a NElf hunter from Vanilla to Wrath retail, although she was adamant about playing as Survival instead of any other spec which would actually do damage 🙄
Horde wise was similar but with Blood Elves.
Young girls, sure. I'm talking Hell's Grannies types