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I have a feeling that this thread was started by (and is being steered by) a couple of social justice warriors, using a combination of their typical lies, guilt

I have a feeling that this thread was started by (and is being steered by) a couple of social justice warriors, using a combination of their typical lies, guilt-tripping tactics, and anti-male sexism to socially engineer certain opinions. It's sad that they thought it would work.

rfnslyr 13y ago
No room in life for losers. Wake and realize we live in the best possible times. Go live in a small village where your primary objective is surviving, then come back to your real life, you will be very quickly humbled. I really think people are just bored man. In an age where I can watch videos of the Earth set from the moon, what the hell is there really to get excited about? It's depressing. My grandmothers entire goal in life was to dip her toes in the ocean, something that brought (I can't even imagine) an unreal amount of happiness to her, and she finally experienced this at the age of 70. We have everything. If you want something, you have to keep your head down, put in the work, and you'll get it. That's it! We don't suffer from 99.99% of the problems that have plagued our species since it's dawn. The entitlement to perfection is sickening.
- transitionality 13y ago
  I wish we could bottle perspective and force these social justice fucks to gulp it down. They need it badly. Thanks for the contribution of common sense this thread sorely needed.
callahad 13y ago
Eh? I'm not sure where your antipathy is coming from. I'm just here because I tend to enjoy communities that afford a basic level of courtesy to most folks, and have guidelines and moderation that support that context. Like HN's own http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html The facet of gamer culture described in the parent article just kinda bums me out, and I don't think we'd particularly lose much by trying to promote greater civility. Maybe other people feel the same? Regardless, cultural norms don't shift unless people respectfully speak up when things aren't working for them. That's all I'm here for. And I largely agree with rfnslyr ("WHY ARE WE YELLING?" "I DON'T KNOW.") in terms of developing a thick skin and owning your own reactions being an extremely powerful tool. But maybe we could also try to be nicer to one another, sometimes? With that, I'll respectfully bow out of the conversation.
- rfnslyr 13y ago
  > The facet of gamer culture described in the parent article just kinda bums me out, and I don't think we'd particularly lose much by trying to promote greater civility. Why waste your time trying to culture someone who isn't? A switch won't magically flip in their minds? Why even waste time on random nerds you don't even know? Just play your game, mute them, and have fun. Hell yeah I'm all for being nice to everyone.
- transitionality 13y ago
  Social justice is a cult. It's dogmatic, it's detached from reality, and it's insane. I hate all cults equally. I've pointed out numerous lies being perpetrated by your cohorts (or, more likely, sockpuppets) in this thread. You won't get anywhere with shit. Not here. You need to just go.
  - rfnslyr 13y ago
    Do you have some sort of contact? Like IRC/Steam or something?

rfnslyr 13y ago

No room in life for losers. Wake and realize we live in the best possible times. Go live in a small village where your primary objective is surviving, then come back to your real life, you will be very quickly humbled. I really think people are just bored man. In an age where I can watch videos of the Earth set from the moon, what the hell is there really to get excited about? It's depressing. My grandmothers entire goal in life was to dip her toes in the ocean, something that brought (I can't even imagine) an unreal amount of happiness to her, and she finally experienced this at the age of 70. We have everything. If you want something, you have to keep your head down, put in the work, and you'll get it. That's it! We don't suffer from 99.99% of the problems that have plagued our species since it's dawn. The entitlement to perfection is sickening.

transitionality 13y ago
I wish we could bottle perspective and force these social justice fucks to gulp it down. They need it badly. Thanks for the contribution of common sense this thread sorely needed.

callahad 13y ago

Eh? I'm not sure where your antipathy is coming from. I'm just here because I tend to enjoy communities that afford a basic level of courtesy to most folks, and have guidelines and moderation that support that context. Like HN's own http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html The facet of gamer culture described in the parent article just kinda bums me out, and I don't think we'd particularly lose much by trying to promote greater civility. Maybe other people feel the same? Regardless, cultural norms don't shift unless people respectfully speak up when things aren't working for them. That's all I'm here for. And I largely agree with rfnslyr ("WHY ARE WE YELLING?" "I DON'T KNOW.") in terms of developing a thick skin and owning your own reactions being an extremely powerful tool. But maybe we could also try to be nicer to one another, sometimes? With that, I'll respectfully bow out of the conversation.

rfnslyr 13y ago
> The facet of gamer culture described in the parent article just kinda bums me out, and I don't think we'd particularly lose much by trying to promote greater civility. Why waste your time trying to culture someone who isn't? A switch won't magically flip in their minds? Why even waste time on random nerds you don't even know? Just play your game, mute them, and have fun. Hell yeah I'm all for being nice to everyone.
transitionality 13y ago
Social justice is a cult. It's dogmatic, it's detached from reality, and it's insane. I hate all cults equally. I've pointed out numerous lies being perpetrated by your cohorts (or, more likely, sockpuppets) in this thread. You won't get anywhere with shit. Not here. You need to just go.
- rfnslyr 13y ago
  Do you have some sort of contact? Like IRC/Steam or something?