Make-yourself-simulator vs dollhouse simulator
Has anyone noticed the shift in marketing? It seems as if they're catering to a very specific kind of escapism.
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Yeah, it seemed to all change about a year into TS4. It's more about representation these days, rather than me playing Sims I get the feeling I'm supposed to be playing me, and that's not my cup of tea. We started seeing a lot more Simself posts and Simself stuff on tumblr, twitter and FB. A higher push for more representation in the name of diversity and a lot less understanding of what this game was in the past.
A lot more talk from devs and spokesmen about playing self and or self, self, self. A lot more push back from those we never met before on any forums with low post numbers about self, and representation. More and more about safe spaces ads and how the series had saved them from dispair and or helped with a bad life. Even commercials advertising this game is about safe spaces and self saving from bad lives. It's all gone weird because dang I thought The Sims was about entertainment all these years. I didn't know it was about safe spaces and myself or even supposed to represent me or anyone else. I thought it was a series about my unlimited imagination. Obvivously, I have been wrong.
A lot more talk from devs and spokesmen about playing self and or self, self, self. A lot more push back from those we never met before on any forums with low post numbers about self, and representation. More and more about safe spaces ads and how the series had saved them from dispair and or helped with a bad life. Even commercials advertising this game is about safe spaces and self saving from bad lives. It's all gone weird because dang I thought The Sims was about entertainment all these years. I didn't know it was about safe spaces and myself or even supposed to represent me or anyone else. I thought it was a series about my unlimited imagination. Obvivously, I have been wrong.
