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I've had a few phases were I binged a couple of his videos over the years, as such it feels like I've actually seen him kinda grow up. I don't think it's reall
by freeflight 8y ago
I've had a few phases were I binged a couple of his videos over the years, as such it feels like I've actually seen him kinda grow up.
I don't think it's really a "card" he consciously plays, it's much more a reflection of the culture he lives in and caters to, as a gamer.
Not all use of misogynistic language has misogynistic intent, particularly not when it's been an established part of the sub-culture. And in that context, this recent need to "enforce PCness", particularly in gaming culture [0], DID trigger a massive reactionary backlash that most of the industry and especially the mainstream seems still to be ignoring.
Gaming has always been about freedom and creativity, just hinting at intent to censorship [1] is enough to cause a, usually very loud, reaction. Right now the industry as a whole is running into a wall it won't be breaking through, instead it's paying the price by losing customers en mass. Take a look at recent EA, Ubisoft, Activision stock development and you will see exactly what I mean.
Other factors play into that as well, like over monetization of products which are often of very shallow quality. Case in point: Fallout 76
Or simply misreading what your customers actually want: Blizzard with Diablo immortal.
All these issues have brought the community to a breaking point, and now the most visible and biggest industry players are feeling the brunt of it.
[0] https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/14/17572060/rainbow-six-siege-bans-moderation-chat-anti-toxicity https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/14/17572060/rainbow-six-siege...
[1] https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/21/18106429/rainbow-six-siege-removes-censorship-china https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/21/18106429/rainbow-six-sieg...
- manmal 8y agoWith the audience that he has, he HAS to hold himself to higher standards. I get that he would burn out if he didn’t do what he liked, but he could at least let Brad edit it all out.