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Nathan Bernhardt

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"a bunch of colonels in a pentagon task group have input into and veto power over elements of the yearly call of duty campaign" is a very flip and reductive way to discuss the intertwinement of military "social ops" and coordination with cultural industries, and also is likely more true than not

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Nathan Bernhardt's avatar Nathan Bernhardt @jonbernhardt.bsky.social
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the way this usually works in hollywood is that the military brings in all the creatives -- there, actors directors and producers, here narrative, gameplay, and art leads -- shows them a bunch of cool shit, gives them access to a bunch of cool shit, wows them, then says "here's what you CAN'T say"

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Joshua Foust  🪖🎮's avatar Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com
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There’s only so much I can condense into a skeet!

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