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argv minus one

@rora_borealis @gwensnyder

Just did a little reading on Gamergate on Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergat because I never really understood what the big deal was.

And I have to say, what the F***?! They think some video game reviewer was biased by a romantic relationship with the developer, and that's reason enough for them to start doxxing and threatening people?!?

These people are a disgrace to my gender and my species. They must all be grown-ups by now; I hope they're suitably ashamed.

15 Nov 2023 at 19:43 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mstdn.party
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Kandoh

@argv_minus_one @rora_borealis @gwensnyder Basically they thought women were trading sex for success in the video game industry, an industry they felt possessive of, and from that moment on the social contract was null and void.

15 Nov 2023 at 20:20 | Open on toot.community
argv minus one

@kandoh @rora_borealis @gwensnyder

Well, that's just ridiculous. Trading sex for success in the video game industry is impossible. Bad games don't magically become good just because the developer banged one reviewer. Such a scheme would instantly fall apart as soon as actual players started actually playing and talking about the game.

15 Nov 2023 at 20:35 | Open on mstdn.party
Rora Borealis

@kandoh @argv_minus_one @gwensnyder That's a pretty succinct description. They didn't care that their initial assumptions were entirely baseless and used the same excuse long after it was fully debunked. It was painful and scary, and it's not really over, just spread out among the culture war bullshit.

15 Nov 2023 at 20:42 | Open on tech.lgbt
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