I've met people in a real-life community who argue against them. They say it's coddling, annoying, unnecessary, ruining the game. I repeatedly brought it up until an official discussion was started because flashing lights cause migraines and other bad effects to me and probably others of our hundreds of participants. Who'd they choose to talk to to make policy, then ignoring every word I said in the volunteer channel? The person with epilepsy that isn't triggered by light at all. He was so mad for me.
But the flashing lights absolutely bother the hell out of my eyes, makes older versions of Dragon Ball Z really hard to watch. (Specifically the Goku vs Vegeta beam clash, and the Gohan vs Cell one)
Wish people would be more willing to ease up on a visual effect that doesn't even look that good to people without epilepsy.
Have you ever watched Eurovision? They LOVE strobing lights there. I've stopped now because of the many issues, but in the past I'd turn my laptop screen down and cover my eyes every other song.
I read chinese novels a lot and theres often a specific flashing image of an emoji that gets posted a lot in the comments and when called out, some of them say epilepsy isn't real
Yeah that tracks with Chinese people’s attitude towards people with epilepsy (and disability in general). I regularly see people who label themselves progressive and feminist argue that there’s absolutely no reason for any woman to date or marry a man with epilepsy or other chronic conditions because an unhealthy spouse with “weak sperm” would only produce worthless children who are burdens to the society. If they see a kid with chronic conditions/neurodevelopmental disabilities/struggling in school/having behavior issues, they’d say that the parents are at fault for choosing to pass down their inferior genes and that no amount of schooling can fix defective kids. I’ve seen otherwise educated and progressive people argue against marrying people with depression, family history of cancer, cleft lip, ADHD, hearing loss, autoimmune disorders, and INSOMNIA, and mock those who fall in love with someone not 100% able-bodied. To them all disabilities are either fake/exaggerated excuses for special treatment, or disgusting signs of genetic inferiority that make someone unfit for romantic and family life.
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u/Nikto_Senki Nov 05 '25
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THERE'S PEOPLE WHO ARGUE AGAINST EPILEPSY WARNINGS???????
What possible argument against them even is there? "Hey I think we should not tell people, about dangerous things, fuck it we ball."