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> It's purely biased. You read "NYTimes" on the front-page, decided that you were gonna hate this article, and then found something that did it for you. Congra

> It's purely biased. You read "NYTimes" on the front-page, decided that you were gonna hate this article, and then found something that did it for you. Congratulations. You are justified in your hatred of "biased reporting". I honestly don't see how something so insignificant can be considered biased. You are being ludicrous. Law and banking are excellent examples because they are the fields that most Americans associate with brutal work hours. Law and banking also are skilled positions that require (at least) an undegraduate education. But ok - I can't convince you because the article is biased. Biased to what? Biased in favor of the right of game developers to get a fair wage? Biased towards allowing them a 40 hour work week? Oh no, what a shame that would be! Bias cannot be inherently bad because bias is inherent to any writing or any argument. If you're going to claim that Mr. Schreier is biased towards the perspective of game developers, explain why that could possibly be a bad thing in this scenario. > That's clearly the best source for reliable developer-related information right? Yes, actually. They broke several major stories this year that depended on internal leaks at various companies. This article (also by Jason Schreier) is a good example. https://kotaku.com/the-story-behind-mass-effect-andromedas-troubled-five-1795886428 https://kotaku.com/the-story-behind-mass-effect-andromedas-t... For those who may be unaware, Kotaku is hated by a certain subset of the alt-right. It appears that's why all the cockroaches have come out of the woodwork for this story. Do people really not see what's going on here? There's a large segment of people who will convince themselves of anything in order to "prove" that this article is "biased".

ekianjo 9y ago
> You read "NYTimes" on the front-page, decided that you were gonna hate this article, and then found something that did it for you. Congratulations. You are justified in your hatred of "biased reporting". You know, if you are so confident that the author is right, please find (or ask him) to provide relevant wage data from other related, non-lawyer, non-banking fields, and you know, not based in New York. We'll see how strong that argument actually is once we have proper comparison points across industries. When I see cherry-picked data like that, my bullshit detector self-activates. And no, this has nothing to do with hating the NYT. I routinely enjoy some very well written articles in the NYT, but this is one of of the worst ones they have ever published.
ThrowawayR2 9y ago
> For those who may be unaware, Kotaku is hated by a certain subset of the alt-right. For those who may be unaware, Kotaku is part of the Gawker Group (yes, _that_ Gawker Group, of Hulk Hogan infamy). They're held in low esteem by pretty much everybody for their lengthy history of slanted and click-baity reporting. Not that Mr. Schreier is wrong about deplorable conditions in the games industry but your accusations about the motivations behind people's dislike of Kotaku are, ahem, difficult to take seriously. They worked hard to earn their disrespect.

ekianjo 9y ago

> You read "NYTimes" on the front-page, decided that you were gonna hate this article, and then found something that did it for you. Congratulations. You are justified in your hatred of "biased reporting". You know, if you are so confident that the author is right, please find (or ask him) to provide relevant wage data from other related, non-lawyer, non-banking fields, and you know, not based in New York. We'll see how strong that argument actually is once we have proper comparison points across industries. When I see cherry-picked data like that, my bullshit detector self-activates. And no, this has nothing to do with hating the NYT. I routinely enjoy some very well written articles in the NYT, but this is one of of the worst ones they have ever published.

ThrowawayR2 9y ago

> For those who may be unaware, Kotaku is hated by a certain subset of the alt-right. For those who may be unaware, Kotaku is part of the Gawker Group (yes, _that_ Gawker Group, of Hulk Hogan infamy). They're held in low esteem by pretty much everybody for their lengthy history of slanted and click-baity reporting. Not that Mr. Schreier is wrong about deplorable conditions in the games industry but your accusations about the motivations behind people's dislike of Kotaku are, ahem, difficult to take seriously. They worked hard to earn their disrespect.