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Hey it's been a while. I just played The Last of Us part 2 recently and I thought of you since I remember that you said you study media with a focus on games.

I have noticed a lot of hate around TLOU2. I have been thinking whether it isn't the case that decades of video game history has cultivated a culture where the idea of "empathising with the both sides" is immediately abhorred, because for so many years games have been making itself better and better at getting players immersed in the game and identifying themselves with a power fantasy protagonist.

I've also been thinking whether or not as entertainment technology advances, we will be more accustomed to complete identification as the primarily mode of consuming a fiction, and whether it will not only make completely obsolete, but also make it into something extremely unacceptable the idea of making yourself a observer, keeping a distance from any character, critically examining the tragic dilemma they face and the social conditions which necessitate the tragic.

It feels like we're becoming more easily manipulated by media because we actively want to, even thirst for a "complete immersion", which basically means we're willing to subject ourselves in a "virtual reality" constructed by someone else, as long as we're promised to be rewarded with joy and excitement.

I wonder if you won't mind sharing your thought on it?

Joe you responded me two times allready LUL, Pokemon tcg stream when

I know joe, good segment on the Nausica video :D

Hi joe from pause and select

Thanks man, means a lot :)

Thank you very much, that's very sweet of you.

Lol just saw it, thanks!

Oh shit. Late thankies for the birthday wishes

How are you?

Really liked your recent video on Hauntology, although to be honest some of it I didn't understand.

The part where you said you got bored of my hero academia was hilarious considering you posting a video about is what made me wanna watch the series, out of curiosity when did you get bored of it?

Thank you, I'll do more research into what you've written to understand it better. Then I'll come with doubts , if I ever start to annoy pls tell me

Damn, pretty well put together I would say, I'm gonna need a dictionary first for some of the terms you used.

Can I ask you? Did you come up with this elaboration on the spot or did you take time to properly formulate it?

Both would be nice to hear? I'm still trying to figure that out if there is a fair objective criteria and what should factors should be considered and their significance to the works quality, or just self indulging in the subjective is valid enough?

What makes a piece of fiction good and what makes it mediocre?

Fair enough, can't argue with that.

Not really gotten into isekai that much , the ones I've experienced didn't really appeal to me, can you provide me with some recommendations.

Also, to inform me better can you list some things that you mentioned isekai does poorly.

Nothing particularly, I was just wondering what the goal of your rant was, if it was in general about defending isekai as art, against those who dismiss it.