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> Just because the real world is built on consumption doesn't mean all art has to be. Correct. But because the real world is built on consumption, criticising
by Wintamute 10y ago
> Just because the real world is built on consumption doesn't mean all art has to be.
Correct. But because the real world is built on consumption, criticising creative expression for exploring that is at best invalid. What's going on with Polygon is that they're making this invalid criticism to further their political narratives.
- KurtMueller 10y agoWhat are their political narratives?
- Wintamute 10y agoWhichever shallow ideologies and narratives happen to be trendy. The sort that frequently spring forth from the rich vein of cultural authoritarianism that runs though most journalism these days.
- jljljl 10y agoYou are accusing a blog of having shallow and trendy ideologies, but you can't even describe them?
- Wintamute 10y agoI chose not to in this case, leaving it as a sort of exercise for the reader. If the cultural authoritarian nature of certain types of modern media, of which Polygon is but one example doesn't immediately ring some bells for you then I'm not sure we have a lot of common ground. And me listing out a set of what I believe to be negative ideologies and narratives might quickly get off topic and acrimonious. Was I wrong?
- throwanem 10y agoWhile I agree with you in general on the subject of Polygon's political bent, I don't think the criticism is invalid because of it. The crux of the issue is this: > There is no way to create on these worlds You needn't look at anyone's politics, pro or con, to wonder: in a world where the second best selling game of all time is Minecraft, how much sense is there in a galaxy-sized sandbox where you can't build anything?