Until very, very recently, adult themes like nudity and alcohol abuse were a huge no-no in most video games... which is probably why game designers spent so much time hiding those things. And yet we found them anyway.
Screenshots and footage from games and flight simulators have been mistaken for real-life imagery in the past, even by entities that should know better, like TV commentators and supposed experts, yet this time around, a Microsoft Flight Simulator screenshot managed to fool more people than it had any business to.
"This certainly goes to show how many nowadays react to imagery and headlines without giving them any more than a cursory look and without engaging in any sort of critical thinking.“
What else is there to say.
It's a pandemic without an ICD Code.
The term 'reactionaries' used to carry a derogatory weight. I think it's time we bring it back to snap people out of the conditioning we've all been subjected to by media outlets and politicians for the sake of driving engagement.
I prefer the term offendiaries. They don't really react other than scream at their phones in anger and frustration, believing themselves to be far more superior and intelligent than the person they are misinterpreting.
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