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Yeah, for all the whole "haha look at all these normal people caring about their local sports teams"-type of memes in those circles, popular nerd culture is bas
by rtpg 12y ago
Yeah, for all the whole "haha look at all these normal people caring about their local sports teams"-type of memes in those circles, popular nerd culture is basically exactly the same sort of behavior.
There's extremely vile behavior in these circles, a sort of one-up-manship that ends up creating environments where things like Gamergate can prosper.
- minikites 12y agoExactly, it becomes a race to define the most narrow circle of who is "in" and who is "out" and since nerd identity is defined by consumption, it becomes a race to see who can consume the most obscure thing in an effort to keep people out. This is why gamergate is so threatened, it's diluting the only identity they have because they're so empty of meaningful personhood otherwise.
- theorique 12y agoGamergate isn't about competition, though - it's focused on... ethics in video game journalism.