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There's some holes in your argument. This video is pretty neat and thought provoking, and there are definitely some similarities between the two things, but here's where it all falls apart: Jojacorp isn't here to take over the town. They're just... trying to sell you groceries. It's practically an Amazon store. Yes joja clashes with the small town life in the valley, but the truth is they use the money that YOU give them to save the town. Repairing bridges, minecarts, blasting the rocks so people can access the railroad, all these things are good for the community. It comes down to whether you want to use your own resources to save the town or leave it to Joja to do it for you. Jojacorp however is no angel. They strive to create a monopoly in groceries and other things. Morris walks in Pierre's shop and announces lower prices at jojamart like a total prick. People who work at jojamart don't seem happy at work. They just do it because they must. Just like most anyone who works in a place like that. It's not a soulless cubicle but if you worked there long enough it would take your soul too. Morris bombs the landscape with no regard to human safety and cites legal code to justify his actions. Here's my humble opinion: Stardew valley is freedom incarnate. I can choose to do farming today or go out in the mines. I can restore the community center or destroy it for something else. I could even go visit a tropical island paradise and hang out there. I'm not even confined to the valley. I'm free to go here or there. Free to do whatever I want. Sadly the man in 1984 didn't get that luxury. But I can assure you no one is invading my thoughts, no one is controlling the narrative but myself. I want to end the comment by restating that you bring up very eery similarities between the game and the book and that is very interesting, but your arguments are deeply flawed. Freedom isn't free. In stardew, the cost is your hard work. In order for your arguments to work, there needs to be something about stardew like a big government entity that has tremendous influence over the thoughts and actions of its people, and that's just not present in this game. Jojacorp is not the government, and if that universe has any resemblance of real world, a governing body could easily and swiftly regulate everything jojacorp does, from its business practices to employee treatment. Jojacorp's presence in the valley is distasteful but only to the people living there. Morris is an asshole but he's also a much more effective and competent mayor of the town than Lewis ever did. I do wish they were taken more accountable of the trash in the waters, the safety of the residents, treatment of employees, and its overall impact on the economy of the valley, but all this just serves to be the antagonist of the game.

I don't mean to negatively criticise this episode of your show, yours, not severance, but one of the first questions I think many people would ask, and with reason, is how much and the answer would be related to how much one needs the money.

I've watched all of the first series and I'm just like everyone else, gasping for series 2. I found your analysis asked all the right questions and it was very enjoyable. One detail jumped out at me - the ''Overtime Contingency Protocol''. The acronym OCP also stands for Outside(r) Context Problem. This is where a problem arises that is so outside the context of the subject that it could not be foreseen and cannot be dealt with or even imagined. It may just be a coincidence but I would imagine that is just how Dylan (or Dillon?) felt when his ''outey'' was interrupted. I throw this in for what it's worth. Thanks for a great video.

the black goo is his outie's obsession seeping into the innie's mind via subconscious by not sleeping when outside the severed floor

Thank you for pointing out the poor situation of the innies. They did not make a decision of their own but have to carry the consequences which is quite unfair. This might be a wild thesis but I think we all have agreed to sever when we chose to come to Earth. Isn't it an analogy? We come here with no idea of who we are (interestingly this is the first question to the innies when they wake up on the table - that has the form of a coffin - "Who are you!?" - and they can't answer. We feel lost and disoriented with no memory (of our previous incarnations). We are not really in control, we have to follow certain rules to survive. There is an illusion of free will but actually it's quite limited (in the show for example the food or the choice of music). It's a very fascinating watch with a lot of hints and symbols. I have watched it a couple of times and I am still intrigued!

The Lexington Letter was so great… and disturbing.

I think in a way im already severed. At my job and in and day out I spend my day in a dissociated state, and when I get home I feel angry about things that happen yet can't remember exactly what did happen. I believe even the thought of willing going through with a more extrem version makes me feel sick, because why would you want to loose control.

Omg stop slapping your lips good god

I wouldn’t sever… unless you look at it like an allegory about having children where the innie is the child and the outie is the parent… because then I’ve already done it.

this sounds AMAZING

What I sever it depends on the money. It also depends on the job. My current job. I like well enough that I would not sever, but I’ve had other jobs that I definitely would suffer from and I’ve had other times in life where I definitely need more money. I also need more money right now so I might changefor a lot more money.

I watched it a while ago You make me want to watch it again

So, is "slavery" ethical?

But no I don’t trust corporation, they are terrible, I was in the military, and I wouldn’t trust that either. People are terrible. Corporations are worse.

Of course Cyberpunk 2077 does severance for high level companion workers … I think Altered Carbon might also have for seggs workers at high level too

I know sci-fi has talked about you know cutting off your brain so that you could like log into the Internet or something while your body is stuck running or doing my exercise to keep the meat soup in top order. And then of course, Rick and Morty had the night people who just wanted you to rinse off your dishes, but of course that family is terrible so it doesn’t work out. Like I have ASD, ADHD, GAD, MDD, PTSD, CPTSD … I am tired all the time … and I struggle with unalive, like I’ll sit here and cry and think it’s not fair that I have to continue to exist My son is disabled, I have a veterans pension, I just have to live tomorrow and more money arrives. But believe it or not living, when your brain is your worst enemy, is rough. And if you have chronic conditions, then just living is rough. If there could be another me who doesn’t have the same baggage, I have who could have a life, and I could take a break from existing, I’d probably be willing to rent out, far mode or even just give some of my life away to this other entity I guess this is parts work brought to the next level, IFS is gonna take over the world, internal family system for the win

I would hate for it to be a simulation/hallucination/purgatory. Pocket dimension is good. Something linked to a curse, the American land and/or a non physical entity that inhabits this dimension. Also the place seem to predates Victor by a lot.

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one of the best summaries I've watched. And no, I wouldn't sever - I enjoy my work. I think the message is that everyone should strive to get a job they actually like/ can manage, not find ways to escape.

Great video pal!!! Your enunciation is my ASMR😂 but fr this is an awesome show that deserves a proper break down and you nailed it!! Best of luck on the channel🫶❤️

Amazing video 🎉 I am from EU and here concept of working after office hour is not that common as in the US. But still I would not give up on 8 hours of my day. In the office despite work can be annoying, you still can make best out of it; socialise, gossip enjoy coffee etc.

I'm guessing you're pumped for season 2 as well!? Great job on the video. Hope you get more subscribers.

Don't know how I came about your channel. I think it was the From video. Again a good video about another show I really like. Hope your channel grows! Also if you haven't seen them watch Dark and Silo! Also great shows with lots of mystery.

I literally just finished reading 1984 like a week ago and have a paper due on it in a month 😳 Love this, couldn’t have come at a better time

Make my apartment next

Hi Nika, we are a group of gaming enthusiast building mods for some games, would love to connect with you seeking expert perspective and potential collaborations. Is there a way to reach out to you? Thanks!

It looks amazing! That’s so cool that you were given the opportunity to do that! ❤❤❤❤❤

ohhh that's sooo cool!! i wish u could make my house too

How strange. I just named my pigs after the pigs in Animal Farm in my current playthrough.

This was really thought out. Glad I stumbled across this video

Did not know I needed this but thank you

This video felt like it was starting and stopping and starting all over, going over the same ideas again and again. Being more concise in your writing and making your points clearly is what keeps the audience paying attention. This video could have been an email, so to say.

i saw this video on my recommend page and i LOVE it !!! looking forward for your new video ^^

woah this was so interesting!! ur so underrated?!?!

Before Watching: Utter confusion. I'm reading 1984 for English 3 Honors... I have literally no idea how these two things can ever be RELATED?? I thought this was just a silly farm game where you get to marry emo boys and some other people :( After Watching: I'd say there's certainly some similarities, but I absolutely don't think that this game was intended to seem like 1984. There's simple explanations for some things, honestly. Jojamart, the (usually) common enemy. Every story needs an antagonist, in this case it would be an old friend (employer) coming to haunt you, trying to take control of you after you've just left. The war? Character lore. Why not make the super awesome Sam have a semi-absent father? When semi-absent father returns, why not make him jumpy and paranoid? It just brings a little more depth into character stories to help you connect with the characters a little more. I will say, this was very well put together, and the connections are very solid. Stardew Valley isn't particularly related to 1984, but it does have those connections that make you think. Definitely had me thinking. Superawesome vid keep it up :D

Whoa there, let's see what this is about

well this is one hell of a title

This was so interesting to listen to

I cen sleep for like two years and not starve. So, yeah, I am not fighting for any dreams. (tbh i never farm or ranch in this game, i usually just wander around for days, picking up forage and giving it to people. Am I a hippie? Maybe?)

Literally 1984

this is the kind of content I live for

No matter how many stretches you make in this video, you can't skip Tuesday's class. But seriously, respect for going through with this. I've often thought of the irony of SV, a digital simulation about escaping the oppression of corporate drudgery to find a life with meaning. I love the game-but you really have to turn it off if you want to live according to its message.

Bring back the stardew streams 🙏🙏

*subbed for The Sims build videos, stayed for the deep dive Orwellian social commentary* AWESOME video! I love both Stardew & 1984, and I did NOT see the parallel between the two haha So happy that Big Brot... erm I mean the ~Algorithm~ brought me to your channel! 😋

Mind = Blown 🤯

This is some next-level deep dive! Orwell and farming sim crossover? Im so here for it

UPDATE: hey to all, I will be updating this comment after the new episodes, to more or less start discussions: 10/19 - just finished ep 5, and is anyone else annoyed with the townspeople? all of them have these great ideas like “we should do something”, ikik mob mentality, I still wanna see them try lol what are your opinions? 10/26 - filler ep, super boring CORRECTIONS: 1) I said Victor saw the massacre of the whole town-he didn't; he saw the aftermath. 2) I said Victor saw his mother and sister die-he actually saw the body of his mother, or he remembers seeing his mothers body near the bottle tree, but never that of his sister, so we don't know what happened to Victor's sister.