Well, it's that time of year again. Carollers carolling, stockings laid out in anticipation of a good filling, and good will to all men. Pah! None of that for me, thank you very much! In fact, I won't be wishing a single person a merry Christmas this year, for one very good reason: I'll be far too busy staring at my phone. I've got one of these fancy iPhones, you see, and one of the things I can do with it (besides writing blogs) is play Pokemon.
For anyone unaware... actually there's no need here, it's bloody Pokemon. It makes Christianity look like Arab Strap. And it's... actually still really good. Not just for its age. Not even because of the nostalgia attached to that series, it's just a good game. I'm enjoying it, anyway, although maybe it's just the disgustingly cheerful 8-bit soundtrack coupled with the fact that playing a game from the mid-90s is so dull, man, so uncool, get with the times... oh it's on your phone?! Then suddenly is the coolest thing since whatever the last coolest thing was. I dunno, probably those wheel-shoes for me... still bitter they didn't do those in my size. Bastards.
I think the reason that this idea is so popular is actually really simple: you can be an indie twat, without being an indie twat. It's beautiful, so hip, yet so uncool. So mainstream, yet still quite counter-culture. Fuck you society, I'm gonna play games you haven't even thought about for years... on my new Apple phone. Yeah, that's right! That'll show 'em, those City tossers...
The truth is, everyone wants to be a little bit quirky, everyone wants people to pay attention to them, but they also want acceptance. When shit hits the fan, they want to be able to fall in line with the git next to them, and cry in fear.
I have a friend who goes out of her way to wear odd clothes and do odd things. Revels in it, she does. The second anything's 'popular', she despises it. Case in point, she hates Skyrim (having not played it), yet adores the less well-known Fallout: New Vegas (which, by the way, she also hasn't played). Despite me pointing out to her that it's basically the same game, she'll cover her ears and scream until I shut up regardless. Because Skyrim is popular.
Well I have this to say to anyone who thinks the same.
1) You're an idiot. Fallout: NW and Skyrim are both amazing.
2) Fall back in line. It's where you belong.
Because it's scary out there on your own, isn't it? With no-one to back you up, shivering in the cold? Well get used to it. In about 30 years time, after the bombs have fallen, it's just going to be you, a board with a nail in, and your anti-radiation tablets. Maybe what you learnt playing Fallout will help you. I doubt it.
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