Eh, Frostpunk is amazing, but videogames are TERRIBLE for learning socialist practices. At least the vast majority. There is always the authoritarian player calling the shots.
Frostpunk is an authoritarian regime even if you’re nice to everyone. Same with civ games and RTS games, etc, etc. Traditional games cannot teach socialist values. …and I love them anyways, it’s just critical to point out that they are largely TERRIBLE for socialist/communist teachings, because they require the presence of a “strong man”, the player.
Authoritarians conscously (or unconscously) believe that a “strong man” MUST exist, and games largely reinforce that whether they mean to or not.
Eh, Frostpunk is amazing, but videogames are TERRIBLE for learning socialist practices. At least the vast majority. There is always the authoritarian player calling the shots.
Frostpunk is an authoritarian regime even if you’re nice to everyone. Same with civ games and RTS games, etc, etc. Traditional games cannot teach socialist values. …and I love them anyways, it’s just critical to point out that they are largely TERRIBLE for socialist/communist teachings, because they require the presence of a “strong man”, the player.
Authoritarians conscously (or unconscously) believe that a “strong man” MUST exist, and games largely reinforce that whether they mean to or not.