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Is there evidence that gamers are the most vitriolic? Seems a common accusation but not a commonly sourced accusation, especially with a source that controls o
by SkyBelow 8y ago
Is there evidence that gamers are the most vitriolic? Seems a common accusation but not a commonly sourced accusation, especially with a source that controls other variables. I know there are plenty of anecdotes, but there are such anecdotes about other groups as well and it could be that vitriolic from other groups isn't given equal coverage.
- jsgo 8y agoDunno, seems to me a subset definitely took ethics in games journalism to an extreme. Are they the most vitriolic? Don't know. I tend to avoid such groups so I can't say. But they definitely made a bit of noise.
- astrodust 8y agoWatch out man or the knitters will come for you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_bombing
- jsgo 8y agohaha, never heard of that before but that's comical. The socks on the statue is gold.
- newsgremlin 8y agoThe problem is when you view that extreme subset as the whole group because of an opinion and point of view that happens to align.
- astrodust 8y agoMany other groups are, based on the Reddit data, full of "gamers", like alt-right (/pol) politics and pits of despair like The Donald.
- manigandham 8y agoJust like all the other subreddits. That's a poor way to associate anything.
- astrodust 8y agoReddit itself has turned to complete garbage apart from a few gems in the rough. Looking at you /r/justrolledintotheshop and /r/woodworking.
- SkyBelow 8y agoDepending upon how you define gamers, almost everyone I know is a gamer. Even my mother is a gamer as she plays Candy Crush. My father who dislikes video games is a gamer because he will spend a little time playing some fishing games. I think you'll find that not only are some of the worst groups full of gamers, but so are some of the best groups. You can try to limit the scope of the term so it doesn't apply to effectively everyone with access to either a computer or smart phone, but care must be used so that it doesn't become a fishing expedition as the criteria eventually settle to be whatever is needed to obtain the desired result (this is a significant problem anytime one looks for trends in large data sets).
- CM30 8y agoIt'd certainly be interesting to see the stats here, as well as how it breaks down when actual violence is taken into account. Gaming has seen a lot less actual violent assaults/fights than sports, and even arguably quite a bit less than film/tv/music. There aren't any gaming hooligan groups I've heard by any means. For online toxicity it may be a bit closer, but again, it'd be interesting to see the breakdown by hobby or interest. Stuff like the last series of Doctor Who and Ghostbusters and Star Wars have certainly seen a few controversies recently, and it seems reactions to films/online film criticism can at least as acerbic as anything said about games.