on the topic of google, and similar search engines- theyll often change your query or add shadow terms to it that you cant see or control, this is just one of the ways that they affect what you see
it can range from 'helpful' additions and synonyms, like when you search for "clothes" it might secretly add "clothing" "outfits" "appearl", but also adverts, like "[brand name] clothing"
theres a pretty interesting video on the topic
its also quite scummy how there are certain websites that are so closely affiliated with google that you cant search for anything without finding them, making them the de facto leaders of their respective category
like how searching for anything to buy brings back an entire first page of amazon results, or how looking for info will not only immediately reccomend wikipedia, but also plaster a snipper of the wikipedia article on the front page, this is how google helps convince everyone in the world that wikipedia is the ultimate source of information, theyve successfully marketed it as "the one and only" place to learn from
"Honor Roll" hasn't really matured past being a little kid, except that he has a sex drive. Which is very disturbing. And why the mall? In the backwater "census designated place" he lived in, the mall was likely the closest thing to real "culture" that's also where he could buy stuff to add to hoard. Not to mention that idiotic "Love Quest".
(and he's also a "consoomer" of course)
can Chris be described as "addicted" to consuming? if you asked me this question back when Bob was alive, id probably say 'no'
sure he loves his games and toys, but he's well off and can afford to have em, and he's a sheltered, socially challenged autist- this is his one passion in life, he has nothing else, so he might as well indulge in it
thats not neccesarily unreasonable, even if uncomfortable
but when he continued buying despite being in debt, hell, despite being ON THE RUN- thats when you gotta wonder if buying this stuff is an addiction of his
he knew he couldnt even play with most of it, so perhaps just the act of buying and acquiring it helped him cope, a way of convincing himself that this will all blow over and he will soon go back to playing vidya and putting together legos in his room like before
speaking of which, i think his recent purchasing habits are no different than his old ones
previously he'd spend all his money on games and toys, but cheapen out on other things, like clothing for example- but i wouldnt say that he has changed or matured now that he spends more money on things like clothes or crystals, because to him, those are still toys
playing with crystals and incense is kind of a more "adult", feminine and socially approved way of wasting your time- we all know a 40 year old woman with a house and a family who spends her time doing hooha magic and playing around with weegie boards, who would probably call a man her age playing vidya "a manchild" and tell him to grow up
chris didnt stop playing, he just plays in a way he believes society approves of
this is something ive noticed itt with other people too, they consume like children do, but in a way thats percieved to be acceptable for an adult
