I'm a gamer, that means I play games. I try not to be a jerk, but some people who play games do act like jerks. I am not going to give up my hobby or my identi

I'm a gamer, that means I play games. I try not to be a jerk, but some people who play games do act like jerks. I am not going to give up my hobby or my identity because some people who have the share either act like jerks. There is a subset of the gamer population which encourages players to act like jerks. The correct response is to build environments (games, communication channels, and communities) which inhibit and discourage negative behavior, not to abandon the field.