Dear God no. Refund Disco Elysium if you can. Some shady asshole ended up stealing the game from the original creators so any purchases you make ends up lining the pockets of the thieves.
The version of you that lingered at the table. That laughed from the chest. That asked questions and waited for the answers. That touched without taking. That listened — really listened — when a woman spoke.
The story stands on its own no doubt. But I think there's a greater greater impact if the viewer has a bit of background on the setting and other characters established by the first two episodes :o
Yeah I agree it's a shitty situation, and people should be better. But the thing is a shockingly large portion of those online just aren't and are not looking to be. At least not right now and probably not for the foreseeable future especially with Orange Julius promoting the sanctity of "free speech"
If you have a fragile psyche and put yourself out there to garner attention on social media in this environment and do not expect some serious trolling to happen, that's just being naive.
If you're going to put yourself out in the swamp of social media to rally attention for something, you better have the requisite thickness of hide. As sad as the situation is, she made the choice and probably should have backed out before she reached her breaking point. This story has hemophiliac choosing to work at a razor blade factory vibes :o
https://medium.com/@artofrostov/to-fans-of-disco-elysium-concerning-the-situation-at-za-um-3e6bc46ea9c