I was replaying Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura game recently after some years and I noticed it had modern day politics for the time the game was made. Intolerance against orcs or how industrialization has led to deforestation and pollution.I still enjoyed it and I found this topics to enhance the game. If politics has always been in games then why does it bother me so much now, what actually changed?
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I've noticed this too. Subtlety is just GONE in a lot of entertainment and it makes everything feel very hamfisted and boring. Even the headlines in entertainment news tell you the "correct" way to feel before you've even read the article half of the time. Like:
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