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Bro you defending Imperial Japan?
I feel betrayed
I get the point your making, but American history goes back much further once you count the Natives; which admittedly my last comment also fucks up with
Its still frustrating though. Doubly so when you consider what American history actually is. Yes, we were started by colonizers and slavers. We also fought a war to throw off the British crown, fought a war to defeat those slavers and eventually brought abolition. And when they weaseled their way out of Reconstruction, we took to the streets. We marched to give women the right to vote and work, and to give queers the right to marry and bodily autonomy. And now, as a fascist traitor tries to undo all of that, we are called upon to uphold the tradition of our forefathers. To sweat, bleed, cry and die, until we live up to that pledge of liberty and justice for all.
Quite literally a dickhead
Goes to show how much of a dickhead he is
Counterpoint: his actions make him a fascist, and therefor any and all actions are justifiable when done to him
Its true a lot of us arent the most politically educated, but that ones not an example. "Liberal" in an American context is usually referring to social liberalism, not economic. Using it in an economic sense doesnt make sense in a country where public healthcare is on the furthest left end of the overton window
What the federse needs is an app that makes the concept intuitive. I've been toying with an idea and how to monetize it, but I have no knowledge on how to actually make it
So I was watching a MInecraft youtuber tour their forever world, and remembered r/liminalspaces was a subreddit I enjoyed and I could join it here on Lemmy. I'm high, and this led to a thought
Often in the community there are those who feel nostalgic for the old versions of the game. What this means specifically seems to vary between individuals but alot of them sight pre-1.0. You can find any number of diatribes as to why they prefer the old, often mechanics like sprinting, beds, and hunger are discussed. But a somewhat common theme is the commenting on a sort of "vibe" the game is now missing with the abundance of structures and biomes. And I've realized, what they're describing is liminality.
For those who don't know, a liminal space is one which instills a sense of nostalgia and longing, often these are populated transitional spaces (think the airport, or a school hallway) rendered devoid of life and often in a somewhat abandoned state.
This perfectly describes this older period of Minecraft's developments. What few biomes there were were often scarcely visited locations for particular resources. Structures were rare and very simple, and villagers were uncommon and nearly useless. Most of a given world, even where something would usually spawn, would be wilderness. And what structure there was wasn't of much use or value. Add to this the pixelated cube-bases aesthetic reminiscent of early 3D games, and the fact that many of these same players- when these versions were new- were playing on low quality hardware for the time and had to run the game on very low render distances using a CRT monitor.
All of this, plus perhaps some filtering of childhood nostalgia, contributes to the game essentially serving as one giant liminal space. There are many things to describe modern Minecraft, but liminal is hardly one of them. And I think that might be what these folks are missing. At the same time, I don't think that's something that could really be achieved with the game's modern featureset. Even if you removed every structure, asides all the content that goes with them, the greater variety and depth of biomes mean what you're left with will more likely feel like a wilderness. It is a distinctly different vibe.
TLDR: Old Minecraft is a liminal space, and that's part of why people who grew up with those versions have latched onto preferring them
People don't fucking read