More Disco Elysium!
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asakiyumeI had a good ol' time with another session of Disco Elysium--and have now hit a wall (died twice in quick succession) and realize I'm going to have to start doing Real Video Game ThingsTM like reading advice on Reddit and jiggering my stats, and [whiny voice] .... whhhhyyyyyy... I was enjoying this so much as a choose-your-own-adventure where I couldn't do anything wrong but now I have to pay attention to stuff like [air quotes] "health" and "morale"? (Though I was quite pleased to have improved my morale by speaking consolingly to a postbox--SOMETHING I WOULD DO ANYWAY.)
Anyway, these moments cracked me up (first and third)/ gave me pause (second one)
Empathy
Nice takedown of the notion that because you're *feeling* empathetic, you actually *are* empathic. Not so! Not only could you just be wrong in your intuition about what's going on with the person (something that once happened to me IRL with a kind of sitcom hilarity), but, as here, you may be completely lacking in insight on how to address the situation.
Second Racist
The first racist you meet is a standard white European-style racist with a French accent. This guy, your second racist, seems, IDK, sort of Central Asian/Turkic in character. ... It was interesting to me to see a different flavor of racism from the one I'm most used to. Not that I didn't know other flavors existed--you don't spend years in Japan without knowing that other flavors of racism exist--but I don't see them much. Points for inclusivity, Disco Elysium! Of diverse racisms!
... But also, I had sympathy for "to serve is noble," and "petulant individualism" made me grin.
NOTE: The retort in white (number 1) isn't the one I chose; I picked one of the replies in red. Guess which.
Your character asks your partner what he thinks of all this, and the answer cracked me up:
Kim's Assessment
But I need to have a consult with the healing angel and her significant other if I am ever to reach the Third Racist.
Anyway, these moments cracked me up (first and third)/ gave me pause (second one)
Empathy
Nice takedown of the notion that because you're *feeling* empathetic, you actually *are* empathic. Not so! Not only could you just be wrong in your intuition about what's going on with the person (something that once happened to me IRL with a kind of sitcom hilarity), but, as here, you may be completely lacking in insight on how to address the situation.
Second Racist
The first racist you meet is a standard white European-style racist with a French accent. This guy, your second racist, seems, IDK, sort of Central Asian/Turkic in character. ... It was interesting to me to see a different flavor of racism from the one I'm most used to. Not that I didn't know other flavors existed--you don't spend years in Japan without knowing that other flavors of racism exist--but I don't see them much. Points for inclusivity, Disco Elysium! Of diverse racisms!
... But also, I had sympathy for "to serve is noble," and "petulant individualism" made me grin.
NOTE: The retort in white (number 1) isn't the one I chose; I picked one of the replies in red. Guess which.
Your character asks your partner what he thinks of all this, and the answer cracked me up:
Kim's Assessment
But I need to have a consult with the healing angel and her significant other if I am ever to reach the Third Racist.
Re: The Truth About Truth
Date: 2025-02-25 03:48 pm (UTC)VERY good, very good--I thought you were quoting the game!