As someone who has been suicidal since I was 11 (I am 21 now) I disagree. During that darkest moment seeing that a stranger who doesn't even know your name cares about you and your life. Most suicidal people feel like a burden and feel lonely, feel like nobody cares so that stranger caring about them in that dark moment proves that the opposite is true and gives them hope. I have heard stories where people saw such strangers as a sign to keep living and how that helped them to keep fighting. It's always worth fighting. I have been in therapy for years and sometimes it all felt pointless, now I am so glad I never gave up on life because I am finally happy, happier than I could have imagined all those years before. A random act of kindness can go a long way.

@@darijasdiary5382 Thank you for your comment, really appreciate it. I'm glad that things have changed for the better in your life and I truly hope that continues.

Im incredibly interested in that- and I do still use my instagram linked, so feel free to reach out there!

I appreciate the comment, and always getting to hear other people's opinions, but I'll also indulge some of my own opinions if that's alright. I don't think LIS is 'Bury your gays' at all. The trope isn't titled 'kill' but 'bury' because the burying not only refers to burial in terms of like. a grave / being dead, but using that to avoid actually, genuinely representing queer relationships. Life is strange doesn't do this because it frankly doesn't have the time. Secondarily, this isn't some other media in which we follow a Cishet character as they navigate the world with occasional queer characters thrown in. The main character, and our viewpoint into the world, is a canonical bisexual whos story can follow a romance arc with her lesbian best friend. And another thing, killing Chloe is completely optional. If you choose to bury chloe, that's on you. I think this comes from a disconnect between 'killing a gay character' and 'burying queer identities'. Rachel's death doesn't lessen her impact as a bisexual / pansexual character because that wasn't relevant during the course of the story. Two reasons for this: A: the main queer dynamic of the story is the one that surrounds Chloe and Max. Functionally in the narrative Rachel's role is to drive Chloe to find her, however- and importantly, we know that the two were NOT romantically involved at the time of LIS, as Rachel was involved with Frank and Chloe seems to intentionally obfuscate their relationship. So, sure, with all the information from BTS and LIS itself we can infer that Rachel and Chloe would eventually get back together, that's not how things stood at the time. Rachel died in a hetero relationship that in no way intersected with her queer identity, which had yet to be established at all at the time. B: I'd recommend this video by Oakwyrm - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWStmIN4e8abeqM . What's important from this video is the distinction between a story that harms its gay characters out of malice, vs in service of a greater narrative. Essentially this: The option to kill Chloe isn't presented because she is a lesbian and that is the purpose of lesbians in media, but rather the option to kill Chloe is presented because this is Life is Strange, and Chloe Price (as a full and complete character both beyond and intertwined with her lesbian identity) has the purpose of reflecting the choice-based nature of this story.

i made this when i was 17 gimme a break

uhhh… no it isn’t

@@confusedNarrator omg i should explain, there's an archetype of magic decks called "Voltron" decks cos you make one super powerful creature, and this autoplayed after a mtg video about those decks

@@confusedNarrator also the video rocks, great video essay very well made ^-^

@@Amphibian42 BAHAH that’s really funny i was so confused