Plato, in his Republic, suggested that a wise ruler might consider the banning of plays. His reasons included the emotional manipulation of the audience and, critically, the corruption of the actor's soul; the act of pretending to be someone else was seen as a dangerous and confusing blurring of identity, creating disorder within the actor's soul.

Now, consider this idea applied to modern entertainment: if Plato hated the actor pretending on stage, imagine his reaction to video games. Plato would hate this new art form even more than he hated plays. The consumer—the one being taught and influenced by the art—is now directly stepping into that pretending role formerly occupied by the actor. He embodies an avatar and makes choices within a fictional narrative. This direct, participatory embodiment of another self is precisely what is found in the plurality, if not majority, of video games, making them the ultimate realization of the mimetic art he had objected to.

The video gamer has stepped into the position of being corrupted by both edges of Plato's criticism: he is both the manipulated and is pretending. Put down the controller.

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"Where's the RGB?" says the Zoomer.

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These are the sorts of questions we all must consider at this time of year....

What do you mean feminist academics were saying a "mothering person" could be "male or female" back in the 1980s? I thought this whole gender ideology was new. How could it possibly be that something the mainstream left is pushing now was found within the academic left 40 years ago? Did it somehow work its way down to the mainstream level? Perhaps from Professors to University students, to school teachers, journalists, managers, and such? And it’s weird, it’s not like they are calling each other on the phone. It’s like they just... inherently agree. Like a flock of birds turning at once. Spontaneous coordination... This could explain so much of the leftward movement throughout history.... It’s almost like a religion without a god. They even have their saints and their scripture. It feels strangely... This structure... We should give it a name. Let's call it... The Basilica... No, the Magisterium? No, too centralized... the Synod? Too deliberate... The Cathedral? No, that just sounds stupid... The Episcopate?

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Many parents nowadays have a sort of "you can't teach an old child new tricks" attitude. Today, a parent complained that they can't read their child's handwriting, but then at the suggestion that he can be helped to write more neatly, suggested that "it's too late for that." The kid is 10.

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