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>but it doesn't change the fact that it has fairly inconsistent characters who swap traits all the time.

Mind elaborating on this? I haven't actually noticed any inconsistencies.

Nier: Automata has made me think about the limits of games and how much untapped potential there still is when it comes to interplay of game mechanics and narrative.

The game also explores various philosophical topics without shoving (political) opinions down your throat better than any recently released (western) game I've come across.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJxNhJ8fjFk

>Gender equality is still a big problem in Europe

Men and women are equal under the law (in most or all European states) when it comes to labour.

Gender inequality in Europe is largely caused by individual choices. This is best demonstrated by the fact that in poorer countries of eastern Europe, women are much more represented in STEM as it's a good way out of poverty, while richer countries (such as Scandinavian) where women have more choice, the interest gap for STEM is much more skewed in favor of men.

It should also be noted that in countries where a company cannot fire you for going part time at work, it is women who overwhelmingly take advantage of this.

Also, equating the inequality of women in the middle east with Europe in any way is ridiculous.

>"I'm not sure why the author lumps together so many of the attributes he does, and when he does acknowledge exceptions, rather than learn from them and understand why they exist, he simply waves his hands an says Japan wasn't honor-bound enough or not in the right way or whatever else."

He makes a very clear distinction between the two - one honor system is based on (external) shame, the other is based on (internal) guilt.

>"His examples are cherry-picked and similar examples exist in the countries he holds up as exemplars. Saudi Arabia viewed cleaning as women's work, sure, just like nearly every country in Europe 100 years ago."

With the difference that things he describes still happen at large in the middle east and Africa, while Europe has moved past them long time ago.

>"He blazes by picking one bad thing that happened in a given culture, offering no further analysis other than to gawk at how much better our culture is, then moves on to an entirely different society where he happens to know one bad thing about them and repeats the process."

He offers multiple examples of why contemporary western/Japanese culture is superior in many sections, most notably "Degradation of Women".

You provided no evidence to counter the fact that the western/Japanese culture offers rights, protections and (equal) opportunities that are far superior to the ones that come with the cultures criticized in the article. You have also labeled and dismissed the author's findings as mere prejudices, despite there being mountains of evidence to the contrary.

By correcting someone, you are breaking the unspoken rule of anonymous communities - ideas standing on their own merit, regardless of who you are.

It's the equivalent of walking into an anonymous alcoholics meeting with booze, telling everyone how great it is to drink.

There is no reason for them to cater to you, therefore they want to get rid of you in a fast or fun way. Hostility can be both funny and gets rid of people who do not fit in.

This might be an interesting read for ya.

https://fee.org/articles/income-without-work/