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Anon has a problem with Bioshock (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 11 months ago by [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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[+] 33 points 11 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (5 children)
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  • [–] 28 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

    BioShock 2 revealed that Andrew Ryan had a secret prison to throw people into when they disrupted his control over the city. And more than once he decided he would burn it all down rather than let someone else win.

    It may have masqueraded as anarchy, but the system was still rigged from the start. There was always a ruler. And power can corrupt even the strongest idealistic convictions

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  • [–] 17 points 11 months ago

    but the system was still rigged from the start

    And this, intentionally or not, is the real message. There's no such thing as a real meritocracy, the system is always rigged in favor of the people who created it.

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