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> We need the opposite of safe spaces We need the option to not deal with scumbags or become one with them. Playing a game you like shouldn’t be tied to a lobb

by _jplc 3y ago

> We need the opposite of safe spaces We need the option to not deal with scumbags or become one with them. Playing a game you like shouldn’t be tied to a lobby full of red-bull fueled monkeys if you don’t want to.

junofan 3y ago
Ironically after reading Microsoft’s guidelines I’m not sure you could get away with calling other players “monkeys.”
- tekla 3y ago
  Damn, probably deserves a ban.
- lostmsu 3y ago
  The speech police types rarely imagine they can get hit by their own medicine. Or self-reflect about possibility of being hypocritical.
  - PaulHoule 3y ago
    My #1 complaint about Mastodon is the people who call almost anybody a fascist, including: * Donald Trump (Ok, there was Jan 6) * The neighbors of the homeless colony that are worried about the explosion that killed somebody (really!) * The police that are investigating the murder of a resident of the homeless colony and who have just cracked the case of the manager of a homeless shelter who was killed decades ago * The 80% of the population that is concerned about transgender athletes in woman's sports (see Q33 in https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/04/Fox_April-21-24-2023_National_Topline_April-26-Release.pdf https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/...) even though about 81% of people agree with the recent Supreme Court decision to outlaw workplace discrimination against LGBTQ people (see Table 12 https://law.marquette.edu/poll/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MLSPSC15CourtIssuesPressRelease.pdf https://law.marquette.edu/poll/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ML...) Frankly that talk bugs me out, it's the kind of othering and dehumanization that fascists were famous for. There are a lot of other words you can use for authoritarians, assholes, etc. Some of them will argue to no end that the left is always right and how it's completely wrong to apply universal standards to everyone's behavior. I could tell them their behavior causes problems for my (now known) neurodivergence and that they shouldn't be so ableist but they keep arguing and I don't have the energy for it. I used to block those people on sight, then I realized I could be proactive and use keyword filters, it's really good for my piece of mind and I get to enjoy all the nice people on Mastodon.
talldatethrow 3y ago
You have the option. Don't play the game if you don't like how people who play the game act. Or you mute them. But don't ruin it for everyone that likes it.
- SenAnder 3y ago
  Or play on servers with stricter moderation. Why should there be only one level of moderation/surveillance not for just an entire game, but for every game on a console? It is ironic the GP demands an "option", while advocating for an approach that takes away every option but one from everyone.
matheusmoreira 3y ago
I wonder if you're aware you'd probably be instantly banned for daring to compare humans to monkeys if dang followed that logic.

by _jplc 3y ago

junofan 3y ago

Ironically after reading Microsoft’s guidelines I’m not sure you could get away with calling other players “monkeys.”

tekla 3y ago
Damn, probably deserves a ban.
lostmsu 3y ago
The speech police types rarely imagine they can get hit by their own medicine. Or self-reflect about possibility of being hypocritical.
- PaulHoule 3y ago
  My #1 complaint about Mastodon is the people who call almost anybody a fascist, including: * Donald Trump (Ok, there was Jan 6) * The neighbors of the homeless colony that are worried about the explosion that killed somebody (really!) * The police that are investigating the murder of a resident of the homeless colony and who have just cracked the case of the manager of a homeless shelter who was killed decades ago * The 80% of the population that is concerned about transgender athletes in woman's sports (see Q33 in https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/04/Fox_April-21-24-2023_National_Topline_April-26-Release.pdf https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/...) even though about 81% of people agree with the recent Supreme Court decision to outlaw workplace discrimination against LGBTQ people (see Table 12 https://law.marquette.edu/poll/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MLSPSC15CourtIssuesPressRelease.pdf https://law.marquette.edu/poll/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ML...) Frankly that talk bugs me out, it's the kind of othering and dehumanization that fascists were famous for. There are a lot of other words you can use for authoritarians, assholes, etc. Some of them will argue to no end that the left is always right and how it's completely wrong to apply universal standards to everyone's behavior. I could tell them their behavior causes problems for my (now known) neurodivergence and that they shouldn't be so ableist but they keep arguing and I don't have the energy for it. I used to block those people on sight, then I realized I could be proactive and use keyword filters, it's really good for my piece of mind and I get to enjoy all the nice people on Mastodon.

talldatethrow 3y ago

You have the option. Don't play the game if you don't like how people who play the game act. Or you mute them. But don't ruin it for everyone that likes it.

SenAnder 3y ago
Or play on servers with stricter moderation. Why should there be only one level of moderation/surveillance not for just an entire game, but for every game on a console? It is ironic the GP demands an "option", while advocating for an approach that takes away every option but one from everyone.

matheusmoreira 3y ago

I wonder if you're aware you'd probably be instantly banned for daring to compare humans to monkeys if dang followed that logic.