The conclusion to 2013โs The Last of Us, in which Joel refuses to sacrifice Ellie (whose body would have been used to try to stop the virus), is inspired by Israeli history. On the official PlayStation podcast for the game, Druckmann referenced the 2011 exchange of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit for 1,027 prisoners. Druckmann said of the choice Joel makes, โIf it was to save a strange kid, maybe Joel would have made a very different decision. But when it was his tribe, his daughter, there was no question about what he was going to do.โ
According to Neil Druckman
https://time.com/7275781/the-last-of-us-controversy-israel-gaza/
โIt was inspired by, not based on,โ Druckmann said of The Last of Us Part II and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Ok, sure.

Old rogan was fine. It was just silly stoners getting high and bsing about aliens and which animal would win in a fight. It was stupid but entertaining. He wasn't always a right wing dingus.