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As a data point: I can honestly say I’ve never heard of Gamergate before this comment, and I am a 31-year-old white male. I did read a book on Watergate when I
by hellerve 1y ago
As a data point: I can honestly say I’ve never heard of Gamergate before this comment, and I am a 31-year-old white male. I did read a book on Watergate when I was in my teens, though.
- moomin 1y agoGamerGate is well worth understanding. While some of the details are unique to the situation, it’s provided a template for right-wing radicalisation that’s been employed multiple times since. There’s also an entertaining “where are they now” aspect where some people have been almost forgotten and some are in the White House. KotakoInAction is still going and has (inevitably) morphed into a bunch of people complaining about the Lūgenpresse.
- stanac 1y agoThis comment smells like LLM output, you have said a lot, but I didn't understand anything.
- moomin 1y agoLet’s just say that I think it’s an important event and understanding how a guy harassing his ex-girlfriend became a formative moment in alt-right history is fascinating, but I really don’t want to get drawn into arguments with anyone who’s still drinking that particular kool-aid.
- kzrdude 1y agoI thought the series made by some journalist was very interesting, I don't remember her name, and I don't remember so much of gamergate. But I'm definitely not a core part of either group there..