Polly
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Hi everyone.
My name's Polly. I'm 31, from Vermont, and bored today (hence why I did you the favor of joining). Some of my hobbies include rolling skating, dancing, and snowboarding (only one of which am I any good at). My biggest interests though are video games and movies. I typically acquire and complete a game a week and anymore visit the theater once a week virtually without fail. The latter is a more recently acquired taste for me. The former (video gaming) is an obsession I've had since I first played the original Sonic the Hedgehog at age seven. Over the decades, I've amassed a library of nearly 900 games and have played well over a thousand.
In terms of tastes, the mainstream gaming scene and I have had a falling out in recent years, mostly because I feel it's in many ways become increasingly stagnant as the industry has grown, to the point that most "AAA" games anymore not only feature similar themes and goals, but also the same basic design. The games I usually prefer these days fall under what I like to call the "alternative games" category, by which I mean cult hits, indie games, and casual games. They broadly just seem less corporate and more heartfelt. (They're also a lot more affordable for those of us who live on a budget.) Something similar could be said of my film tastes, though I'm still relatively new to the status of cinephile, so my film tastes are definitely still developing. Anyway, I'm a wannabe film and game critic, so you might half expect me to write "reviews" from time to time in the appropriate forums that I've spotted.
Politically speaking (I guess I should get around to that at some point, what with this place being primarily dedicated to politics and whatnot), I like to describe myself as a radical communitarian and here's what I mean by that: The way I see it, we can mentally divide society into three basic categories. Those categories are: the commercial sector, the government sector, and civil society. I think the first of those (the commercial sector) should be abolished in favor of a greater, but equitable, role for the other two. So, in other words, you might say that I'm against capitalism -- that I support production for use, not exchange -- but, at the same time, given the roughly even divide I would propose between the public sector and the non-profit sector, I'm not sure my worldview necessarily qualifies as specifically socialist either. It's sort of a mixed economy formulation that includes a significant role for both the private and public sectors, but without a role for profit being involved (i.e. this isn't "market socialism" or "state capitalism" or anything like that). Just sort of a gentle collectivism that meets human needs while leaving plenty of room for, and I think actually far better fostering, human creativity.
Philosophically, I consider myself a humanist because I really value empathy and the promotion of empathy.
Wrapping this intro up, I also want to apologize to everyone in advance if I frequently come off as snarky, sarcastic, and pessimistic. I struggle with depression and have for most of my life. Sorry hence if I seem to have a bad attitude much of the time. I hope my personality (and/or long-windedness, as I typically go for quality posts rather than for large quantities) won't become too burdensome.
Thanks for reading!
Polly
My name's Polly. I'm 31, from Vermont, and bored today (hence why I did you the favor of joining). Some of my hobbies include rolling skating, dancing, and snowboarding (only one of which am I any good at). My biggest interests though are video games and movies. I typically acquire and complete a game a week and anymore visit the theater once a week virtually without fail. The latter is a more recently acquired taste for me. The former (video gaming) is an obsession I've had since I first played the original Sonic the Hedgehog at age seven. Over the decades, I've amassed a library of nearly 900 games and have played well over a thousand.
In terms of tastes, the mainstream gaming scene and I have had a falling out in recent years, mostly because I feel it's in many ways become increasingly stagnant as the industry has grown, to the point that most "AAA" games anymore not only feature similar themes and goals, but also the same basic design. The games I usually prefer these days fall under what I like to call the "alternative games" category, by which I mean cult hits, indie games, and casual games. They broadly just seem less corporate and more heartfelt. (They're also a lot more affordable for those of us who live on a budget.) Something similar could be said of my film tastes, though I'm still relatively new to the status of cinephile, so my film tastes are definitely still developing. Anyway, I'm a wannabe film and game critic, so you might half expect me to write "reviews" from time to time in the appropriate forums that I've spotted.
Politically speaking (I guess I should get around to that at some point, what with this place being primarily dedicated to politics and whatnot), I like to describe myself as a radical communitarian and here's what I mean by that: The way I see it, we can mentally divide society into three basic categories. Those categories are: the commercial sector, the government sector, and civil society. I think the first of those (the commercial sector) should be abolished in favor of a greater, but equitable, role for the other two. So, in other words, you might say that I'm against capitalism -- that I support production for use, not exchange -- but, at the same time, given the roughly even divide I would propose between the public sector and the non-profit sector, I'm not sure my worldview necessarily qualifies as specifically socialist either. It's sort of a mixed economy formulation that includes a significant role for both the private and public sectors, but without a role for profit being involved (i.e. this isn't "market socialism" or "state capitalism" or anything like that). Just sort of a gentle collectivism that meets human needs while leaving plenty of room for, and I think actually far better fostering, human creativity.
Philosophically, I consider myself a humanist because I really value empathy and the promotion of empathy.
Wrapping this intro up, I also want to apologize to everyone in advance if I frequently come off as snarky, sarcastic, and pessimistic. I struggle with depression and have for most of my life. Sorry hence if I seem to have a bad attitude much of the time. I hope my personality (and/or long-windedness, as I typically go for quality posts rather than for large quantities) won't become too burdensome.
Thanks for reading!
Polly
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