tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post4502852571778690379..comments2024-03-22T05:17:53.112-04:00Comments on Big Bad Bald Bastard: This Is Actually About Ethics in Video Gaming Journalism CultureBig Bad Bald Bastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-92130975777810982982018-08-28T20:31:03.955-04:002018-08-28T20:31:03.955-04:00We are not in thrall to big oil, we are in thrall ...We are not in thrall to big oil, we are in thrall to the cars first transportation system in this country. The lure of the open road is corporate capitalist propaganda but you are right about the illusion of freedom, that's why the TV sells SUV's and pickups as "Freedom Machines". A lot of workers in this country drive to work so that they can work to drive because a large proportion of their wages goes to paying for and maintaining their automobile. Its not about the choices we make, its about the choices that are made for us.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03870186700642107667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-24579010613639614082018-08-28T06:49:34.928-04:002018-08-28T06:49:34.928-04:00But the automobile gives us the illusion of freedo...But the automobile gives us the illusion of freedom! Sure we are in thrall to Big Oil, but the lure of the open road is real!Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-86022438628225903202018-08-27T13:41:59.734-04:002018-08-27T13:41:59.734-04:00Speaking of a toxic culture, this is America. If t...Speaking of a toxic culture, this is America. If the gunz don't get you, the cars will. It is the great taboo to speak truth about our addictive, diseased preoccupation with the automobile.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03870186700642107667noreply@blogger.com