On our recent Astrologaster Reddit AMA someone asked a question about doing comedy about a historical subject without making it the butt of all the jokes.
Well, here is something relevant to that question. Right below here: /1
Yes, the past is a shitty place full of ignorance and oppression and people being nasty to each other. So we can all feel smug and pleased with ourselves and feel a mixture of pity, horror and condescension towards people from the past. Sure, we can do that. /2
Mar 21, 2019 • 18 tweets • 4 min read
There are plenty of reasons why this "unions are only for badly-treated workers" argument is factually and historically ridiculous but I would like to raise something I think is particular to games and tech (thread) gizmodo.com/leaked-memo-sh…
Call me a stalker, but I looked up the LinkedIn profiles of these senior workers and managers (yes, one is a manager, despite her claim). Why did I do that? To see how young they were. Why did I do that, you may ask...