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This is a universe with faster than light travel and near infinite resources. There's a homeless shelter in one of the major cities. I helped them out. Why the fuck is there a homeless shelter in a universe with FTL and near infinite resources?

I'm starting to think Fallout under Bethesda isn't a satire and their writers are just incapable of imagining anything beyond capitalism.

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[–] MerryChristmas@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Damn, this is good media criticism.

[–] macabrett@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah damn I'm glad I posted this thread cause some of these posters have very interesting things to say.

[–] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago

some of my favourite threads to lurk in on the subreddit were the ones relating to vidya and their worldbuilding looked at through a marxist lense. it gives me easy examples to understand the theory and it's just fun to see clever people talking about dumb shit comfy