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*Finally looking at the SCUM manifesto* Oh, this is some vile shit.

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There are four faction leaders in Eden’s Last Sunrise: a genocidal religious leader, a blood-soaked imperialist, a dangerous idiot, and a transhumanist who wants to upload everyone to computers. The transhumanist is my adorable autistic waifu, and I think she’s the only possible party member who could be described as a good person. (I don’t think you can still call yourself a good person if you side with the religious leader or the imperialist, which most party members are capable of doing.) After I got the (stupid) true ending, I asked some questions on the forum. Apparently, I was supposed to think the transhumanist was playing God. Fuck that.

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https://kotaku.com/fallout-show-amazon-review-1851400505 “Maximus’ naked desire for power, and his willingness to do almost anything to be in proximity to it, makes him a fascinating protagonist because you want to root for him almost as badly as you want him to fail. You want to believe in the goodness Lucy claims is still inside of him, and then you see him lie and cheat his way through the most routine encounters or dialogues. His motivations are always in flux and you almost never know exactly what he’s going to do. One minute he could be baring his soul to a character, and the next he could be trying to crush someone from within a power armor he stole as an act of retribution. “Maximus is also, for what it’s worth, a grade-A dipshit, the clown king of the wasteland and post-America’s favorite stooge. He is the equivalent of dropping all your points into strength and charisma, and not sparing a single one for intelligence. The lights are on, but Maximus isn’t home.”

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When I say “please do X,” I feel like I’m being rude. It’s what adults used to give me orders they would punish me for not obeying, so I feel like I’m claiming unearned authority over whoever I’m speaking to. “Can you do X?” feels more like I’m talking to a peer.