• Allonzee@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Apt metaphor of our times.

    Greenwashing, social media highlight reels, worship of the affluent, grind culture, etc.

    Putting a fake, stepford face to obfuscate the horrors we refuse to address, using unethical(theft) technology being shoved down our throats for profit no less.

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      2 months ago

      I was just reminded of this starting up the Tomb Raider I-III trilogy.

      Just like Looney Tunes, they added a disclaimer; paraphrased “This rerelease depicts certain cultures in a light we do not agree with - we’ve preserved the work to avoid pretending this never happened”

      On a more minor note, I’m very sick of the TikTok trend of censoring words like “kill” into “unalive”. It has even made it hard for victims to talk about brutal subjects. It’ll happen to you, you just aren’t allowed to talk about it because that might upset people.