That was a really insightful and intellectually written article.
Thanks IGN!
Thanks IGN!
Well, there is probably something meaningful buried deep inside this article, but I forgot to bring my shovel, and today it is too hot to dig anyway.
Obviously, there are huge cultural differences between US/NA and Eastern Europe. Only I doubt it can be well presented in a short article in some gaming magazine.
Obviously, there are huge cultural differences between US/NA and Eastern Europe. Only I doubt it can be well presented in a short article in some gaming magazine.
He started out with a point.
Apart from quibbles about cultures that don't actually have myths of the Wild Hunt, fair enough. But then he loses it in an exposition of the sort I could only write while stoned or asleep. (Yes, I once had a prof ask me "Did you write this at 2 in the morning?")
Say what?
@shawn_kh Generalization and stereotypes combined with general ignorance and lack of empathy always leads to racism and violence.
And about the article ? It tried to tackle a serious topic and fell flat on its face, while at the same time throwing stereotypes in all directions. I especially hate when someone who clearly has no idea about Eastern Europe lumps us all into one heap and then proceeds to "analyze" us. Whoever wrote this article describes Eastern Europe like it's some kind of post-apocalyptic wasteland where people live in some painful, horrendous reality.
To the Americans and others who might be reading this: we are no different from other people and no, we don't live in sense of constant dread. Kraków is not some ramshackled, botomless s***hole, but the most beautiful city we have with booming tourism industry. And all that sociological pessimism that you see so often in our literature and in the process video games is not the reflection of our PRESENT, but the painful legacy of World War II, Western betrayal and 40 years of communism - all of it being thankfully in the PAST.
And about the article ? It tried to tackle a serious topic and fell flat on its face, while at the same time throwing stereotypes in all directions. I especially hate when someone who clearly has no idea about Eastern Europe lumps us all into one heap and then proceeds to "analyze" us. Whoever wrote this article describes Eastern Europe like it's some kind of post-apocalyptic wasteland where people live in some painful, horrendous reality.
To the Americans and others who might be reading this: we are no different from other people and no, we don't live in sense of constant dread. Kraków is not some ramshackled, botomless s***hole, but the most beautiful city we have with booming tourism industry. And all that sociological pessimism that you see so often in our literature and in the process video games is not the reflection of our PRESENT, but the painful legacy of World War II, Western betrayal and 40 years of communism - all of it being thankfully in the PAST.
Umm, no. Japan is post-apocalyptic. EE is ongoing apocalypse
To be fair, the conflict with Russia is still present (see recent events) and Germany had pretty apocalyptic states after the world wars as well and is doing fine now. But we should not go politics on here.
But I agree, that this article was unreadable. But what most call dunk/drug related phrasing, I rather see as something that authors like to do, to sound more important and to be less understood. It feels like they are unsure of what they want to say or don't have the proper meat to their discussion, so they try to hide it n complex phrases and meaningless sentences. We can see it regularly in papers, dissertations and other articles. If you have nothing meaningful to say, maybe silence is golden.
Good that there are so many here, that see through that construct. Although with most politicians it is still their day to day business and few of them are ever called for that.
To be honest, most entertainment (maybe books a bit less), has been longing to imitate or reflect the American way of life in Europe. Though to be fair, most of the budget is there as well. I don't mind it per se, but we need diversity. And even USAs entertainment used to be more diverse a couple of decades ago.
But I agree, that this article was unreadable. But what most call dunk/drug related phrasing, I rather see as something that authors like to do, to sound more important and to be less understood. It feels like they are unsure of what they want to say or don't have the proper meat to their discussion, so they try to hide it n complex phrases and meaningless sentences. We can see it regularly in papers, dissertations and other articles. If you have nothing meaningful to say, maybe silence is golden.
Good that there are so many here, that see through that construct. Although with most politicians it is still their day to day business and few of them are ever called for that.
To be honest, most entertainment (maybe books a bit less), has been longing to imitate or reflect the American way of life in Europe. Though to be fair, most of the budget is there as well. I don't mind it per se, but we need diversity. And even USAs entertainment used to be more diverse a couple of decades ago.
This article sounds like the kind of incoherent thoughts one has while lying in bed. There's a reason I don't have a notebook with me when I can't sleep. :huh:
I suggested "writing while stoned" because so many drugs create the illusion of heightened creativity when in reality all they have done is turn off your ability to appraise your own work. This causes phrases like "the body does not follow the fortitude of the mind" to seem profound to you while it defeats your ability to realize they are meaningless to your readers.
Write stoned if you will, but always, always edit sober.
Write stoned if you will, but always, always edit sober.
He was using the metaphor like "the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak", that the mind is stronger than the body, and applying it widely to national identity. It isn't incoherent, it's just laboured, and the whole paragraph stands out because of his narrow view of history and what constitutes damage - apocalypse - to a society.
I doubt he was stoned, but on a side note: if no one ever wrote anything stoned, the arts would be much less interesting, particularly music.
I doubt he was stoned, but on a side note: if no one ever wrote anything stoned, the arts would be much less interesting, particularly music.