Finished off the Awakened Empire. I’m assuming the campaign glitched, because all galactic crises ended, the end-game year had passed, and it was still stuck in a ‘victory not possible during a crisis’ state. So, since all disasters were over and the galaxy was in a state of relative peace and tranquility, I renounced the galactic custodianship and decided that was game. Second place to the federation in the west / top individual polity. Got two more achievements. Good fun 🤖
Anyway, the game. Wouldn’t you believe that a weird campaign got even weirder, and went into overtime? Apparently, if there is a galactic crisis in progress, no one can win. Thus, the saga continues. Sent a million fleet power out and lost most of it, but in this conflict, against a vastly superior force, we have about a 2:1 K/D ratio, and an economy to keep it up, if I can deal with all of the new mouths to feed after conquest. Also, got a couple of sweet achievements ^^
That really is the underlying problem with all of it, isn’t it? Parasocial relationships. Products of the normie mind, because the normie mind compartmentalizes everything, including emotional states, status, avenues of authority, idols, love interests, truths, lies, the whole thing. It’s so easy to build fantasies around them because while they’re looking at something pretty, the ugly can sneak right up behind them with a dagger, because they’ve always got blinders on 🐴😆
The Department of Justice trying to enhance the circus-going experience, in an election year, for tens of millions of people who cry on social media when they can’t buy their collective rich-people-time catharsis moments and thus validate their social status, while that same DOJ is using DHS task forces to criminalize college kids protesting the government’s support for an ongoing genocide, is definitely a bit on the nose for empire. That aside, who the fuck can afford concert tickets?
Seriously, kids, save your money. Album is $15-20 online, or you can get mp3s even cheaper. Don’t give your money to grifters. Proximity to them will not make you better or cooler. They are never going to sleep with you. You are there to fill their piggy banks. And, as to DOJ action against monopolies and big business? Please. There are a thousand better and more serious targets to go after rather than people shaking down rich kids for mom and dad’s money so those kids can be cool on socials.