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It's also worth noting that, in general, Twitch chat is less toxic for Chess than other games/categories. I do peruse Twitch fairly regularly looking for strea
by chris-orgmenta 6y ago
It's also worth noting that, in general, Twitch chat is less toxic for Chess than other games/categories.
I do peruse Twitch fairly regularly looking for streams that resonate. I'm always repulsed by a "LET'S GO BOYS" mentality which meanders between homophobia, sexism, bullying, hate speech.
Chess is a very good thing for Twitch.
- eterm 6y agoActually most of the pogchamps players have commented how their chat is more toxic when they're playing chess than other games because of the backseating.
- mlyle 6y agoDifferent kinds of toxicity-- mocking people for missing a mate or hanging a piece is tempting (and perhaps stings more than some random's judgment call about whether you played a round well in some non-perfect-knowledge, reflex-drive game). So more of that type of problem, but a bit less of other types like sexism.
- tsbinz 6y agoWe must be looking at different chess streams. Bullying is super common in a lot of the popular ones, and some of the mods take part in it.
- woutr_be 6y agoI honestly can't stand Twitch chat, nor do I understand it. Where do all these random made up words come from, and how are you supposed to know what they stand for, I simply don't get it. There's a few streamers I watch semi-regularly, but I always turn off the chat.
- newen 6y agoMemes, jokes, culture. You’ll find it in pretty much any internet community to varying degrees.