For me it feels important to maintain faith that, deep inside, people are good, or at least are born innocent, and that it's mainly our institutions, philosophies, and cultural norms that turn us against each other and harm our souls with toxic stuff. And that through seeking local community and connection we can reconnect with the natural tendency towards compassion that exists within us all even as so many of our leaders fail to show those qualities.

There's a big moment in SOMA that really stuck with me. Not gonna spoil it. Mostly it's a horror game but it engages with some pretty intense ethical questions and does so in a way that feels very personal.

Feels a lot better supporting Disney animation, especially animation based on new concepts, than it does supporting their live-action stream of reboots and movies based on theme park rides. I was thinking earlier today about Disney's animated films still having some imagination behind them compared to recent live action offerings which feel pretty soulless