#cynical critics

[inky-evergreen]

Made another one

[asha-mage]

Metaphor: reFantazio really stares you dead in the eye and says 'democracy is not some magical system that ensures moral good. Even if you could take away all the barriers and practical difficulties, even if you could guarantee beyond a shadow of a doubt that the entire nation voted, and the vote could not be tampered with, and that it was a genuine expression of their true belief of who was most fit to rule with no other concerns taken into consideration- that still would not keep people from elevating strongmen and demagogues and tyrants. Their is no promise that the 'will of the people' will always be the most moral, the most practical, or the most wise choice. People are short sighted and easily swayed and ruled by their biases and instincts, and more then that they often lack the time energy and understanding to make the most wise choice.'

And then as you are staring into the black void of hopelessness it keeps going and says 'And that's okay. People have lived beneath unjust, imperfect systems since the dawn of civilization. All these things, from Republics, to Theocracies, to Monarchies, to Dictatorships- they are all human creations and so reflect human flaws. It's okay. It doesn't mean you stop living, stop helping other people, stop trying to do the best for those you care for. It doesn't absolve you of your duties and responsibilities to others. Dream of a better world, and do what you can for the people you can and you might just make the world a better place, the same way everyone throughout history has- one day a time, and one choice after another.'

[aq2003]

i think it is very silly to react to dropout's response like "why were people mad, you know the cast and crew are pro palestine" yeah exactly and if they weren't i don't think attempting to push a petition/boycott to them about this would do anything. the result of them acknowledging this was a net good. twenty thousand dollars

[papayafiles]

singapore was CRAZY bc wdym carlando held off a two-pronged mercedes war machine on brand new mediums, hungry for blood, hunting them down, nipping at their heels, with nothing but 42-lap-old hards and the good old power of friendship??!

this is cinema. that is main character behavior.

[the-awful-falafel]

I really hope Rick and Morty as a series will finally move on from portraying Rick's love for Morty / his family as this special, redemptive trait that Morty just needs to open his eyes to. Or portraying it as something Rick just needs to be emotionally honest about, finally admit in a grand gesture, and then everything will be healthy and resolved.

Two things can be equally true: Rick can sincerely care about Morty, deeply enough to be tender with him, showing gestures of affection, being protective of him, being truly proud of him... and can also constantly let Morty down, put him in mortal danger, make Morty feel responsible for his emotional health, treat him awfully and in manipulative controlling ways, and not be there for him when it matters most. His love is real, but is also a fickle thing that Morty cannot always rely on. That uneven dolling out of affection is exactly what entrenches the abuse and damages Morty further. Even now that Rick is slowly improving as a person, his simultaneous love and unreliability persists in milder ways, and the long pattern of abuse leaves deep scars on his grandson.

In my opinion, it makes perfect sense for Morty to see Rick's care for him as this unreliable, dangerous, and potentially non-existent thing, but also to paradoxically crave it nonetheless. Every time he lets his guard down and starts to trust Rick too much, he's been kicked in the nuts for it to varying extents-- even recently. I don't think he actually believes Rick cares nothing for him, but he's been trapped in this cycle of good and bad for so long that his self-worth is eroded and wholly defined by his grandpa's conditional affection, and he's scared of and dependent on it simultaneously. Even if Rick became truly healthy and openly caring from now on, that won't change how he's screwed up Morty with his behavior.

The series isn't going to make any meaningful progress if the writers keeps cycling around the superficial "does Rick care? does Morty know how deeply Rick cares?" question that they've asked since Season 1, instead of progressing to more meaningful, realistic questions about what Rick's love even means after all the past seasons of codependent abuse, and how much it should be worth to Morty in the end. (Ideally, much, much less than it's worth now.)

Yes, Rick cares. Yes, he loves his family deeply. But as with many forms of abuse, that's part of the problem.

[rosesradio]

You're the only person i follow who posts about thomas sanders

And i only watch him for sanders sides, i'm not really in the fsndom online, so i guess you are the best person to ask this

Why does thomas take so long to upload new sander sides?

ten questions scientists still can't answer, anon

[inky-evergreen]

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DON’T FEED THE MUSE ART WITH THE CYNICAL CRITICS,,,!!!!!!!

[art under the cut because it has bright colors/eyestrain]

Hey wait a minute are those lyrics from a Lemon Demon Song called Spiral of A—FUCKING DIES

[vhbutter]

Bro.. Bro it’s SATIRE it’s SATIRE BRO

[sir-adamus]

seeing the typical jelloapocalypse defenders "oh my god you guys are being so sensitive it's just satire" and like

first of all, you keep using that word. it doesn't mean what you think it means

second, no it fucking isn't - satire is funny. he's not. satire is poking fun and stretching the truth for laughs, any fucking discussion he's had about any of the stupid videos he's made makes it very clear he believes every fucking stupid remark he's making and unsubtly hiding behind Schrodinger's Douchebag using that stupid fucking voice he does (which is also the only joke he knows how to make and it was funnier in Battleblock Theater, the game he stole it from). on top of that, he's going beyond 'satire' by making parasocial attacks on the creatives involved because he's a bitter shithead who's jealous that other people are successful when he isn't because his overinflated ego has convinced him he's the smartest, most talented and specialest creative on the planet and everyone else is doing it wrong, an attitude that got him blacklisted from two studios this year and is likely the reason he's gone back to a series he'd previously made a big stink about not wanting to do anymore because no one cares about any of the other garbage he's made

[chronurgy]

I feel like the narrative wants Neve to be this cold ruthless pragmatist who is just here to do a job but is completely hamstrung at every turn by its own refusal to allow her to be even slightly mean. Well I think she should kill someone

[inky-evergreen]

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guess who

[inky-evergreen]

If the unlisted Cynical Critics videos where Anthony is in them where actual watchable videos it would have been cool and interesting as fuck . But sadly Alex was allergic to put any Anthony related ...sigh...😔

[thebookwormdaydreamer]

I think the spoilers I saw for Veilguard has solidified my decision to never play the game. What a slap to the face. Does Bioware even like or respect fans? I was willing to play it in a couple of years after the hype and outrage has died down and after my own feelings about their lack of respect for and dare I say, laziness about player choices in previous games (they were able to handle this well ten years ago but now it’s too hard for them according to defenders) But seeing what they did to previous regions in the previous games and effectively what it did to beloved characters in those regions (ineffective, incompetent, or now irrelevant) is too much for me. Forget it. I’ll look for a different series to love and content myself with three Dragon Age games.

[pinkfey]

me when the boy savior the boy saved everyone: 🤯🤯🤯

[ladyinthebluebox]

i keep complaining and vagueing, but man i see so much stupid bad faith shit here recently & i have to let it out somewhere or it will eat my insides otherwise.

i honestly wonder why some of you saying how you don't have enough faith that writers put those things in there on purpose are even playing those games to begin with? If you consider creators of those things stupid and incapable... why even waste your time engaging with them?

like. you are literally holding yourself back from engaging with the story with your own preconceived notion that the people working on it can't do their jobs.

i don't say it's perfect and there is no room to critique writing... there always is. like all the things ever it was created by people and people are flawed so the things they create often reflect those flaws. but. some of you are clearly not even giving them or their creation a chance...

[stromuprisahat]

Six of Crows- Chapter 26 (Leigh Bardugo)

I should make it a series- It's fascinating how I have yet to encounter enraged fans demanding Kaz to be held responsible for his reckless and selfish disregard of the people relying on him.