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"Gamergate" was the finest example of the worst people you know actually having a point. Or maybe the worst people glommed onto it because it was a way to shit
by bena 4y ago
"Gamergate" was the finest example of the worst people you know actually having a point. Or maybe the worst people glommed onto it because it was a way to shit on the people they like shitting on.
But their targets were also just ultimately, not worth it. They were mediocre people putting out mediocre product that would have gotten consigned to the dustbin of humanity had they been left alone.
It was just a bunch of mediocre shitheads not able to accept the reality that they were mediocre shitheads.
Not to mention, after a while, after finding out more about everything in general, the real irony is that just about every industry is overrun with nepotism and disclosure problems. Like what went on with regards to kickoff Gamergate was relatively tame compared to just the past month vis a vis FTX/Alameda.
- legitster 4y agoI think another thing to keep in mind was that, at the time, the only people making money to play video games were basically industry reporters and reviewers. So these were glamorous and desirably positions, and they played gatekeeper. We take for granted that "professional streamer" is now a thing. The content creator industry is a little less centralized, and that took pressure away.