No Man's Sky reminds me of Hohokum more than anything. They're almost complementary opposites. They're both best appreciated as an act of zen where you enjoy interactive, environmental dioramas and interacting with alien worlds you'll never quite grasp.

That's true, but I think that's partly a cop-out. We can make that statement not just about any game design system for any game, but also of any creative choice in any piece of media whatsoever. Some people love Zack Synder's overwrought Superman precisely because they consider that overwrought writing to be…

I think the ample supply of "In Defense of No Man's Sky" takes I've seen has brought attention to how interactive media uniquely allows us to compensate for limitations/flaws in the work by changing our playstyles and perceptions. It's like "foot in the door theory", but instead we're rationalizing our gameplay…

I think there is some miscommunication here, I've definitely seen people here use the phrase "punchable face" when referring to actors and actresses' faces they find annoying.

Hey now some of the short stories contained in the books in the Elder Scrolls games were quite good!

I'd be curious what aspect of the male gaze here I'm missing that would change my argument. For what its worth I work for the Center for Positive Sexuality and consider myself aware of what the "male gaze" is. I know its more than guys looking at hot chicks (however I also know that a lot of modern criticism doesn't…

I understand what you're saying here, but I think this reasoning doesn't hold up as much as people think it does if you take it to its logical conclusion.

The article does in fact acknowledge that:

If the counter is that she can just go take an indie movie, at lower pay no less, if she wants a non-sexualized role, then that is just a tacit recognition of the point being made here…that movies with major studio backing still operate on sexist norms in ways that hurt the careers/pay of women who don't play by them.

That's a fair assessment. The article in there by Deboers is pretty much arguing for the same thing. I hadn't really ever considered that issue before until recently and I'm seeing that as more of the issue now too. I still think its part of a larger change in sociology and the result of certain social justice…

"Chancellor Osborne, would you like to provide your argument for why we should accept austerity?"

Can't argue with reason like that.

I think that "everyone who complains about "PC" culture are right-wing Trump supporters!" is precisely what fuels complaints about "PC" culture.

I think that would be a fair assessment of the Vox article, however, I'm going to have to push back against this comment a little bit. Those articles are very much about things that actually happened. Laura Kinpis did get a Title IX claim and protests, American Sniper was cancelled, Emily Youffe did get her speech…

That's a fair point, although I will admit I find this comment frustrating since it doesn't really provide a counter-argument itself.

Hey there NathanFords,

There was actually a really good article about this over at New York Times, it basically is the result of both: http://www.nytimes.com/2015…

I think the distinction though is that people part of the outrage culture do tend to be gaining more power, not less, in society and debates over media. That's starting to change, but its starting to change precisely because they've caused a backlash. As corporate culture increases, the risk-averse calculus of that…

Despite popular belief, politics and history aren't static. The idea that social justice of the 2000s is indistinguishable from that of the 60s/70s ignores the very arguments of social justice itself. The 2000s have represented an increasing focus, rightfully so, by social justice proponents that we need to address…

I'm confused as to how that is a response to Close-watcher's point though. You're not calling an individual "bad" or "good", but you are making a statement about the morality of their actions and social patterns. It doesn't make sense to judge an action as "wrong" if the individual is not taking part in an act of…