Web of Make Believe

[droqen]

Regarding Brian Knappenberger's (and others')
"Web of Make Believe"

[droqen]

p.s. this is, i think, my first time putting a film or show in 'close reading' but i really really just had to capture this one quote and my thoughts on it.

[droqen]

E01. Death by SWAT

I like [videogaming] because it takes me out of the world.
It takes me into my own mindset.
I have full control of everything that I do.
I can do whatever I want within the parameters of that game.
I can go beat the shit out of somebody, over and over and over again.
And then I'm not angry anymore.
I feel as if it's a therapy for me.
It's not something that I do just for fun.
It keeps me from thinking about the situation, pretty much.
[I forgot to write down the last bit - but he says he can't do anything about his situation. There's nothing he can do about it. But in games, he can do something about it, and "That's pretty cool"]

I don't like this. It's not... up to me to decide what people should do with their lives, and this is a goddamn tragic scenario. But is coping the same as therapy? I don't know.

[droqen]

Therapy is about getting better, right? Not just feeling better for a bit

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E02. Murder in DC

This was a miserable fucking episode. More than anything else it makes me hate self-aggrandizing liars.