The Last of Us vs Them: Which Is More Woke?
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Them appears more woke than The Last of Us based on AI analysis, with a difference of about 63 points. Community votes are split or too thin to call a clear winner yet.
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Very Little WokeCommunity (votes): ~90/100
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AI vs community
AI verdict
Them is more woke than The Last of Us (AI).
Them leads by 63 points on the AI scale.
Community verdict
Community averages are too close to call (or one side has no votes yet).
Vote-weighted spread: about 0 points (90 vs 90).
Why the scores diverge
- The 63-point gap reflects how much ideology steers each story on our six-dimension pass, not just vibes.
- Them highlight: Dialogue often feels like a vehicle for social commentary rather than natural interaction.
- The Last of Us highlight: Dialogue occasionally veers into overt messaging, but it generally serves the narrative.
- The Last of Us: Characters are well-developed and not merely symbols of representation.
- Them: Characters seem crafted more for their symbolic representation than for organic development.
Them reads higher on tokenistic characters than The Last of Us, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. Them reads higher on ideology over story than The Last of Us, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. Them reads higher on modern politics injection than The Last of Us, which nudges the overall profile message-forward.
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Frequently asked questions
- Which is more woke, The Last of Us or Them?
- Them scores higher on the AI pass (95/100 vs 32/100).
- What do community votes say?
- Community averages are within the tie band or too close to call (90 vs 90 on our vote-weighted scale).
- Why might AI and votes disagree?
- AI scores come from a structured model pass; votes capture how people read the politics or messaging. Trailers, culture-war framing, and release timing can push votes away from the model.