So, I am still reading For the Win, and today i want to talk about how it kind of connects to philosophy, or the
philosophy I learned in Ms. Rear's ELA class. Recently, we have been talking about freedom, and I think this book connects with what we've learned about freedom very well. Just to remind you, the book is about how gamers and gold farmers (if you don't know what gold farmers are, read my previous post) from all over the world are forming a special kind of labor union. Well, I mean the gold farmers are, and the normal gamers, the ones who play the game for fun, not for pay are just there to help them fight against their abusive bosses, bosses who don't pay them very well and would beat them if they found out their workers quit without notice or
something. And if you were a girl, they might even rape you.
Anyway, I think that this book connects with what we learned about freedom because it's pretty simple; these gold farmers are demanding freedom, to get away from their bosses if they don't get treated fairly or paid well or put in better working conditions. and if they want freedom, they act. This labor union starts protests and riots and things like that to act out and to demand their freedom. But you know what sucks? So far, it's not really working. They are not getting their freedom. The brutal bosses would send henchmen to go after them, and the police won't really help them either, especially in places like China. The government does not help them at all, and in fact, some of the police are corrupt. If they have protests, the SWAT team comes over to throw tear gas at them and stuff. So basically, not many people are on these unions' sides, because it is pretty dangerous to be. So that's how this has to do with freedom; these people are demanding it, but not getting it.
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