This is what happens when you don't root environmentalism in people's well being but in ecological purity. Kinda spiritual, in the sense that it's a cardinal sin to have any kind of impact in the biosphere. Weirdly nihilist too, that the best we can be is nothing.

He's very Christopher Nolan-coded. Vibes guys who are upheld as some sort of sociological prophets. The Dark Knight Trilogy and MGS both touch on serious topics, but refuse to engage significantly with them beyond the aesthetics they provide. Both culminating in an entry that is torn by that tension

Look at it sideways: the US is a capitalist nation where stalling social reform and poisoning public discourse is a profitable career path.

"This is true because I know it's true because it's true because it's true. If you don't agree you are anti truth. God God god god."

It's interesting how Elden Ring frames religion as something native to the world, with the outer gods not being cosmic entities but aspects of a unified divinity that was fractured.

Yes!. I think there's something very evangelical about the Golden Order, its treatment of other cultures and Marika's tendency to progressively remove more and more to achieve a "pure" version. Meanwhile, Radagon is more ecumenical, and so was Miquella before he started butchering himself.

And the DLC is particularly inspired by early middle eastern civilizations and pre-biblical myths. Enir-Ilim, Nanaya, the storm gods of the hornsent...
Marika is basically a fertility goddess that established a monotheist religion.

Computer! Idea!

Yeah. If anything, the DLC is just way darker. Maybe less colourful. Night is pitch black, and there's less contrast between areas.

Jeez, I wonder what Ratner has in common with... Oh, of course

"you just dislike authority"
Yes. Of course.
Obviously.

And then the newly elected, vaguely left of center party took them all in. If the system doesn't fundamentally change, it will always have a niche for that kind of corruption and abuse.

When the party that held power in Mexico for over 8 decades returned after 12 years, they were so desperate to go back to stealing that they dropped all pretences of professionalism, civility, and meritocracy. Their party is now irrelevant, and is synonymous with corruption and cynicism.

The moment of the eruption of Hayli Gubbi (the first time in at least 10,000 years) as seen from ground level.

"most people are used like cattle and a few are granted special protections". Conservative discovers what conservatism entails, discovers that "the few" will inevitably exclude him.

That's insane. What the...