Penny Arcade, Geek Culture, and Hegel’s “Beautiful Soul”

retard atheist.

You can't just do what you like. there are rules.

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Low class people are animals. High class people live in straight jackets. To gain social status, you must suppress animal instincts.

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That those guys should have kept their heads down on that one? Much like a recent founder accent controversy? Although in the penny arcade case, any press may be good press. It was a mildly amusing comic that caused a lot of buzz.

I think Three Fingered Fox is trying to explain the PA artists' behavior. The message seems to be: 1. Three Fingered Fox understands why they think self expression is a greater virtue than not making rape jokes, but, even so, 2. The PA guys need to cut it out.

But maybe that doesn't answer your question? I still think TFF's stance on the rape joke drama is that the jokes shouldn't have been made in the first place, and that PA can't close them off from criticism if they want to call themselves legitimate satire.

My take: this was the single best description that I have ever seen anywhere of how at least one type of "geek" is made - forged by constant early-life bullying and deprivation of a social life, sexuality, and belonging. With this in mind I feel like I have a better understanding of why so many industry big-shots seem to have such a hard time dealing with bullying.