Rundown (5/05-5/11) Ticking Troublesome Time Bomb

  • Post category:Rundowns
  • Reading time:9 mins read
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Over the past few years there have been a number of instances where individuals with a strong internet following have effectively ruined their self-made careers. Through hateful comments, improper conduct, or general misuse of their platform, it is very easy for acclaim accumulated by individuals to be demolished in a matter of days, if not hours, and for their reputation to be effectively tainted by their misactions. It’s something I am very well aware of, have been for years, and after seeing this process undergo so many iterations, it’s all too easy to view every creator, if not every human being, to be a ticking time bomb of troublesome activities. Or in other words, the longer anybody exists, the more likely it is that they will become racist, sexist, hateful, psychotic, or try to exchange pornographic images of themselves with children.
(more…)

Continue ReadingRundown (5/05-5/11) Ticking Troublesome Time Bomb

Rundown (10/28-11/03) Everyone is Here and Everyone Is Dead!

  • Post category:Rundowns
  • Reading time:12 mins read
  • Post comments:0 Comments

For as much as some people love criticizing them, it cannot be argued that despite faltering in numerous other areas, Nintendo is absolutely excellent at garnering excitement, hype, and fervor from its fanbase. Whenever a new Nintendo Direct happens, the excitement is often contagious, and while this does have the adverse effect of causing certain unscrupulous individuals to channel their excitement in ways destructive to themselves and others, one can argue that individuals such as them are simply inclined towards such hateful tendencies. Anyways, another Smash Bros. Nintendo Direct happened, so let’s start with that.

(more…)

Continue ReadingRundown (10/28-11/03) Everyone is Here and Everyone Is Dead!