the art style made me think that the DOTA 2 characters were from disney shows

also did the combine soldier steal the demoman's gear?

it's one of those things that I think appears accusatory but imo it's a matter-of-fact observation. You aren't born in the core with the opinion: 'I approve of my raised stature thanks to exploitation of the global south'. It's tough to describe, yes all proles in the core are 'implicated' but I give those kinds of statements a charitable reading maybe. In another way, I think it's meant to enlighten rather than guilt

The central point norfield is making cannot be emphasized enough, because so many liberals and socialists in imperialist countries try very hard to put it out of their minds. h&M makes handsome profits, to be sure, but these are dwarfed by the state’s take, once taxes on wages and profits of h&M and suppliers of services to it are added to its VaT 14 iMPerialiSM in The T wenT y-FirST CenTury receipts. in 2013, the tariffs charged by the u.S. government on its apparel imports from Bangladesh alone exceeded the total wages received by the workers who made these goods. The state uses this money, as we know, to finance foreign wars, health care, and Social Security, and even returns a few pennies to the poor countries in the form of “foreign aid.” as Tony norfield argues, low wages in Bangladesh help explain “why the richer countries can have lots of shop assistants, delivery drivers, managers and administrators, accountants, advertising executives, a wide range of welfare payments and much else besides.”12 his blunt conclusion: “wage rates in Bangladesh are particularly low, but even the multiples of these seen in other poor countries point to the same conclusion: oppression of workers in the poorer countries is a direct economic benefit for the mass of people in the richer countries.”

:settlers: moment

The literal blood-sucking class should strap this ancient fucker down and extract whatever's inside him for christ's sake he's gonna live to 120

I began noticing individual details and painstaking craftsmanship that went into their creation. The subtle coloring and contouring of angery, the classic trim of sicko-wistful's suit, the way that individual pores take on a hypnotic pattern in took-restraint, and so much more

very flat

counterpoint:

but the heart is in the right place

Good to hear this, I was worried you might feel differently! I'll provide links, soundcloud might not be the best distribution method. I did it bc I think u deserve more eyes on your hard work!

I don't know what compelled me to do this, but I recorded a voice summary of the headlines and comments presented in the first week's update. Lmk if it's helpful for those who would prefer to listen to the update instead of read @SeventyTwoTrillion@hexbear.net

Soundcloud Link