Minecraft is not a game based on realism. Not even close. Fan backlash because “in real life fireflies are harmful to frogs” is PETA levels of ridiculousness. THEY’RE NOT REAL FROGS.

Just a friendly reminder that disinformation, bots, etc... it doesn’t all come from Russia. I’m sure we’re generating plenty of it here in the US *cough* Tucker Carlson *cough* and in other countries as well. 

OK, but why? Minecraft isn’t a nature simulator.  This a game where exploding column-shaped animals and skeletons riding giant spiders are ubiquitous parts of the ecosystem.  I don’t see what the problem is with frogs gobbling up fireflies.  That makes more sense than giant bat-things that attack people who are…

It’s not just trees though, it’s all plants correct?  So you plant Cacti in the desert and extra trees in Oregon.

This seems like they could have saved a lot of money by investing in planting a serious amount of trees instead.

yeah. especially a kids.  earbuds get loud as fuck.  theres a reason most phones have volume level limiters when youre plugged in.  my fold 3 only plays at max volume through headphones for about 5 minutes then itll turn it down and make you turn it back up.  which kinda sucks for using the aux cable in my old car…

Exactly.  All it took was one alert for me turn it off forever.  Sorry, kids.

The fact that your choices are “banshee shriek” and “off” is the real problem and it makes zero sense.  If you’re allowing me to turn it off, why not allow me to customize it?  Wouldn’t it be better to get even just a normal vibrate notification than nothing at all?

I don’t understand why the emergency alarm is a banshee shriek anyways. Even modern firehouses and schools have done away with old school Ghostbuster alarms and have a less frightening digital tone.

Looks like the Ministry of Truth got memory holed. 

Maybe because it wasn’t disinfo?

The Ready Player One movie made me officially sick of pop-culture references

Why is there still a fucking Department of HOMELAND SECURITY?  What fascist scam.

Have you seen the Droogs in Space Jam? The movie was bad enough, but including characters from A Clockwork Orange was definitely a weird choice.

God I hate Funkos. Oh, you like Thing A? Well, here’s a chunk of injection-molded plastic that sorta looks like it. At least with actual toys there’s the possibility that someone will play with them.

A nostalgia-laden dystopia with massive income inequality and a culture focused on POC erasure that only exists to serve a billionaire’s massive nerd-boner ego? Shit. You might be right.

A character from Game of Thrones being in a game for kids is just so fucking weird.

Very well-placed Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny reference.  That’s one piece of meta nostalgia I’m glad someone still remembers.

They’re mostly steering clear.  Her being equally if not more guilty than him doesn’t sit well with their “Women can do no wrong” stance. 

yup, why the root is even commenting on two white people who very clearly hate each other is beyond me.