Tech and Social Science | Humanist | Avid Sci-fi Reader | Apolinario Mabini stan

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  • I have several!

    Disco Elysium: I played Disco Elysium at a dark time in my life and seeing the protagonist hit absolute rock bottom and begin to cope with his myriad problems throughout the story amidst how fucked his situation (and the world’s) was resonated with me a lot. I could go on a lot longer about this game, but it definitely changed my perspective on life and the world.

    Mr. Robot: What starts out as a story about a hacker and the ethics of technology ends up as a look at personal trauma and coping mechanisms. As someone in tech who’s dealt with a lot of mental health issues throughout my life, I (and my sister) saw a lot of me reflected in Elliot as well.

    A lot of similarities between those two pieces of media, lol






  • Does abandonware count? If yes, then absolutely lol

    My childhood was spent playing abandonware because our home pc wasn’t strong enough for modern games at the time, so this is basically just reliving that while getting paid lol.

    If abandonware doesn’t count, there’s still enough stuff that’s ended up in the public domain to make it worth it (books and movies).