1: Everything I Love Hates Me In 2010, I started writing about heavy metal seriously. It was an act of self-preservation, really; I discovered I was spending more on concert tickets than rent every month, and so I approached a website to barter live reviews for guest list spots. Soon I was writing a column Read More
In past weeknotes, I discussed both the ethics of farming in Minecraft, as well as the role played by the “larger Minecraft community” in shaping culture. I broke down some of the ideological assumptions behind Big Fried Chicken Company, addressing specifically consumerism, fast food consumption, and industrialization. I wrote that we cannot blindly create industrial structures on Minecraft Read More
This week, instead of a weeknote focused on #BigFriedChickenCompany and the work my comrades Marie Christine, Sean and Saeed have been contributing to, I’d like to devote some thought to a greater picture with regards to Minecraft. Minecraft is somewhat singular. It’s a computer program which can be run individually by one person, or on a Read More