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Gamers and gaming killed it. There used to be a large element of computer exploration, making stuff work amd so on. TThe decline started in 2000 when Counter S
by unixhero 3y ago
Gamers and gaming killed it. There used to be a large element of computer exploration, making stuff work amd so on.
TThe decline started in 2000 when Counter Strike came out. The new type of gamers it attracted helped kill the scene.
Picture a wine convention, where a new breed of visitors just chugf down each glass instead of actually savoring. That isban apt analogy.
- parl_match 3y agoI honestly don't think this is it. High speed internet enabled a whole new class of games and experiences, and new distribution methods. And the relatively monocular monoculture of games exploded - suddenly, everyone was playing different games. So no, it wasn't "those kids".
- unixhero 3y agoI was there and saw it happen. This is way before mmorpgs, mass online multiplayer and consoles mostly completely took over. It killed the culture. But of course as we know, gaming is now a billion dollar industry so maybe it was the gamers that had it right all along.
- parl_match 3y agoI was there too. I work in the game industry. That culture you're describing was completely destroyed by not having to leave the house to participate in it. It's even killing off conventions, it even got major ones 20 years in - like E3. Covid just hastened the slow decline.