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Fringe is a bundle of ethical problems.  Just one after the other.  The entire series rests on how Walter Bishop suspends the ethical & sacrifices EVERYTHING for his son.  It’s quite similar to Abraham & Isaac, actually.  Walter wants to save his son, & yet he knows that the “right” thing is not interfering with this other universe & plucking him from where he really belongs, & yet this is what he needs to do.  Saving his son, loving his son before all else, is his subjective truth that he lives by.  & yet this starts a domino effect of negative consequences.  Walter Bishop is NOT thinking in terms of utilitarianism.  He places two universes in danger for one boy & nearly dies himself because of it.  The show deals a lot with utilitarian thinking versus the suspension of the ethical.  Should these individuals put the entire world in danger for their one subjective truth, or factor in the greater good?...

I am by no means a Tiger’s Jaw fan.  Up until maybe 6-7 months ago, I didn’t even know such a band existed.  & I’m still unfamiliar with them.  & I still only know them for this one song.  It’s not a jab; it is what it is.  But a person I follow posted the song however long ago & I thought I would listen to it.  Because I had an immediate reaction to the title. Because even if I’m not a Tiger’s Jaw fan, I AM a SF Giants fan.  & the only Noah Lowry of merit I know of was a pitcher for a short time for the Giants.  & it’s almost fitting that the song is so painfully short , ending almost abruptly.  Because that’s how Noah’s career was.  It happened.  & then it was gone. I’m not sure if Tiger’s Jaw is made of Giants fans or people who even know how to play baseball, but Noah Lowry… his name isn’t just used as a simple name drop.  & it’s not even a simple tip of the cap homage thing.  Noah...

This ties directly into the Man vs Wild let's play Please watch It will open your mind Check out all of the videos

Dear 11 year-old self,                This is your 19 year-old self talking.  In a lot of ways, you will change drastically [and that’s a good thing.]  But in others, you will stay fundamentally the same [and that’s also a good thing.]  You’re 11 and life is still relatively easy for you – apart from the learning how to cope with menstruation part.  I still don’t like that aspect of our life, but it is what it is.  I don’t want to say “a part of being a girl” because not all girls menstruate.                This may come as a shock for you.  It did for me, probably two and a half years ago.  But… everything you know about gender is wrong.  It’s not your fault specifically; it’s society’s.  Forget about those rigid gender roles because YOU don’t even embody a rigid gender role.  There are people...

Today’s topic will be Markiplier.  Markiplier is my favorite so he gets the honor of going first. I wasn’t with Mark from the beginning, but it’s not something that I regret.  That’s just the reality.  But I WAS there in mid-September – during the Slenderman / Slender-related craze [I won’t go into the specifics of games now; that’ll be after I tackle my favorite let’s players & the horror genre that they’re all pretty much a part of.]  From there, Mark’s channel has grown from 20,000 to nearly 200,000.  The growth of his channel has been nothing short of explosive. I really like a lot about Mark, but I’ll keep it to these solid factors: his voice; his sincerity; his generosity; & his passion.  a.      THE VOICE This is Mark’s money-maker.  It’s the first thing you notice about him whenever he opens with “HELLO!  MY NAME IS MARKIPLIER & WELCOME TO [insert game here]!” & when he ends wit...

Gaming & gaming culture receive a lot of criticism - & a lot of that is valid.  I criticize the culture & the players / fans, too, because it needs to be criticized.  Because the spaces of gaming / let’s playing / viewership of gaming/lp-ing are those of primarily privileged groups: white cis hetero able-boded males.  Usually in their mid 20s.  Sometimes they still live with their parents.  & a lot of the time they subscribe to a variety of isms / hatreds: racism; misogyny; transmisogyny; cissexism; classism; ableism; eurocentrism; & hella other things.  A lot. When you frequent videos & the comments on those videos & the comments uttered during gameplay, you hear rape jokes.  You hear people calling each other female body parts aimed to insult.  You hear slurs people use in hatred to refer to homosexuals, or perceived homosexuality which is still lesser.  You hear racist slurs thrown around like they’ve lost...

& now I come to our next game.  Again I had heard about it, but I didn’t pursue it until VERY recently – try a week & a half ago recently.   I had been PLANNING to watch the playlist pewdiepie had complied since he came out with it [January], but life happened.   [You can view that playlist here:   But it was WORTH THE WAIT.  Let wiki tell you the rest: In   Journey   the player controls a robed figure in a vast desert, traveling towards a mountain in the distance. Other players on the same journey can be discovered, one at a time, along the way; two players that meet can assist each other, but they cannot communicate via speech or text and cannot see each other's names. The only form of communication between the two is a wordless shout. This shout also transforms dull, stiff pieces of cloth found throughout the levels into vibrant red, affecting the game world and allowing the player to progress through the levels. The robed figure...