although with the Jack Thompson thing there was actual censorship afoot, and I wasn't worried after the supreme court ruled video games were protected free speech. but yes that kinda did set the stage and was why it was gamers in particular
for disney, the rank and file are pushing against their own bosses. the gay you're seeing is what they got away with after their bosses tried to cancel shows. I don't know about video games but if you say so I believe you about it. I wonder what internal fights are going on?
but it is (right or wrong) very true that it's more or less inevitable when a society industrializes and no longer relies on communal sharing as a way of life.
The solution is to tell them to go fuck themselves and build power outside of the electoral system because we might be waging war aginst fascism throught no fault our own
Indeed, that's why I don't trust any of these "kids these days" articles. Have they considered that the world is shit and their generation is making it worse and all the kids can do is watch isn't good for their mental health?
this tracks with authoritarian psychology. when you give official permission to attack a group, authoritarians go on the offensive. these hate bills signal that queer teens are greenlit. the people who pass them are child abusers
age verification inherently means making lists of people accessing information they might not want people knowing about, and information isolation is a classic tactic in support of abuse. it must be opposed at all times and in all forms
although with the Jack Thompson thing there was actual censorship afoot, and I wasn't worried after the supreme court ruled video games were protected free speech. but yes that kinda did set the stage and was why it was gamers in particular