
hi. i'm hanging out. i like fire emblem and comics and stories and women. i don't post very often.
i am over 18
I've been posting about Younès Rabii's open letter to The Game Awards this week (which you can still sign if you work in or close to games in any way!) and I've had a few replies, quote-tweets or seen discourse asking questions like: why should the games industry say anything about this? What's the point? Why can't we just Stick To Games.
Something broke in me this year - probably a result of arguing at extreme length with people I don't want to ever have to argue with ever again - and I am enjoying muting people on Twitter and basically forgetting they exist. So instead I've compiled some answers here, and maybe you can send this to people or I dunno, at least I'll have written them out for my own gratification, eh?
So: why would the games industry need to say anything about Palestine?
In 2010, when I was 14, I went to a computer camp in Ann Arbor, and Pinball Pete's was a fantastic arcade. I have special memories of playing After Burner and Mr. Driller there. It would be a travesty to see such a wonderful place torn down.
why did so many cities get rid of streetcars and trolleybuses. i want them BACK