The comment by red autumn - "tbh, I feel like Emma 'If I can't dance, it's not my revolution' Goldman would not be overly concerned about small pleasures under capitalism..." - probably put it best; because though I really liked the art and aesthetic of this game, I was frustrated with the actual writing - mainly the ending, in which Goldman criticizes the player/creator (since the player more or less seems to play as the person who made this game) for supporting harmful corporations by buying from Amazon. This seems... both unfair and out of character for her.
It's unfair to blame any individual for participating in capitalism, because as the phrase goes, there is no ethical consumption under capitalism. The creator of this game, as well as its players, should not be blamed for purchasing from a corporation in an environment that allows that corporation to become so dominant that it is very difficult, if not impossible, to live without. But it's most frustrating because I'm sure the real Emma Goldman was well aware of this - she spoke of how it was impossible for any person to be free in a capitalist society, and with that naturally comes no freedom to consume ethically. I'm no expert on Goldman, but I do know that the whole reason her paraphrased quote that red autumn mentions above became so inextricably tied to her in the eyes of history is because it represents one of her strongest ideals, controversial with other activists - that wanting to revolt against the system shouldn't mean you must deprive yourself entirely of joy in the life you currently have. So not only is this ending unfair to the players and the creator themselves, it's unfair to Goldman's memory, too. Really, I think Goldman would be sad and frustrated about the current state of the world, like she was in her time - that in the eighty years since she died, there are so many terrible things that haven't changed. But I think she'd blame the perpetrators of this capitalist society - the Musks and the Bezoses, the Wal-Marts and the Apples - rather than its subjects.
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