569 - Consent Factory Simulator feat. Trevor Strunk (10/21/21) (Patreon)

We’re joined by the No Cartridge podcast’s Trevor Strunk this week to talk VIDEO GAMES. But first, a quick look of Democrats abandoning their long held promise to reduce prescription medicine prices. Then, we talk Trevor’s new book “Story Mode”. We discuss the role of video games in culture, appreciating emerging art, and how much video games can influence culture or individual behavior. This then segues into a discussion of the nature of labor, value and “work” in the 21st century, and the Jungian-sexual nature of “speedruns”.

Pre-order Trevor’s book “Story Mode: Video Games and the Interplay between Consoles and Culture” here: https://www.powells.com/book/story-mode-9781633886803