Listening to the podcast bit about crunch and shit and i am just wondering why on earth Woolie can't just admit that unions would be good to have in the games industry and not go on this long "big picture" thing about how society in general isnt fair. Like, dude, what is wrong with talking about the obvious logical first step the industry could take towards becoming better for its workers? Making the world a fairer place requires working towards small improvements.
It just feels like he's doing everything possible to make it seem like there's nothing anyone can do and its completely hopeless and why even bother thinking about solutions.
And the way the discussion was framed around the respawn news makes it feel like he's trying to justify why he feels upset about the titanfall projects being delayed by acting like their stated reasoning for delaying it is bullshit or fake or something.
The thesis seems to be "so that's why they should just hire more people and work them just as badly as everyone else does so i can get my video game that i want", what with all the ways he talks about how convenient and nice it is to be a consumer of the products of the industry's churn.
I don't for a second think he's consciously trying to say that, but it does feel like he didnt know when to stop talking or admit he was just following his subconscious in an unknown direction. This didn't need to be a giant part of the podcast. Literally nothing is actually being said other than "the world is cruel and complex", and it (probably unintentionally) made him sound like he wouldn't support game industry unions if they were widespread.
It just feels like he's doing everything possible to make it seem like there's nothing anyone can do and its completely hopeless and why even bother thinking about solutions.
And the way the discussion was framed around the respawn news makes it feel like he's trying to justify why he feels upset about the titanfall projects being delayed by acting like their stated reasoning for delaying it is bullshit or fake or something.
The thesis seems to be "so that's why they should just hire more people and work them just as badly as everyone else does so i can get my video game that i want", what with all the ways he talks about how convenient and nice it is to be a consumer of the products of the industry's churn.
I don't for a second think he's consciously trying to say that, but it does feel like he didnt know when to stop talking or admit he was just following his subconscious in an unknown direction. This didn't need to be a giant part of the podcast. Literally nothing is actually being said other than "the world is cruel and complex", and it (probably unintentionally) made him sound like he wouldn't support game industry unions if they were widespread.
