Youre wrong. Anybody who listens to public radio, reads news magazines like The Atlantic or The New Yorker, watches YouTube, or uses Twitter is likely rather aware of the temper tantrums and alt-right hijinks gamers have been up to the past few years.
Maybe on NeoGAF. Gaming culture isn't even on the radar of the typical woman found on Tinder, so it's hard to believe she would associate the hobby with any "isms."Oh it's not uncool.
Just associated with Racism, Misogyny, Toxicity and Harrasment.
Much more likely.Most people still think video games are for children or immature people, at least the people around me do.
Same goes to fans of Animation.
Because women on Tinder know what PUBG is? Lol.turn voice chat on in the lobby of a PUBG match and youll get your answer
Youre wrong. Anybody who listens to public radio, reads news magazines like The Atlantic or The New Yorker, watches YouTube, or uses Twitter is likely rather aware of the temper tantrums and alt-right hijinks gamers have been up to the past few years.
Women on tinder are the barometer for coolness.Because women on Tinder know what PUBG is? Lol.
I don't see why, as I and others have said the tinder mentality absolutely had to do with why she would be so quick to see one thing she didn't like and move on. But whatever I guess, I gave you the most logical answer, but you seem intent on making a mountain out of a molehill so I'll be on my way out.I've edited out the part about tinder. This thread was getting really off topic, all I was looking to discuss was why there are still judgements about gamers/gaming.
Because women on Tinder know what PUBG is? Lol.
I think you may have missed my point, which was questioning the assumption that women on Tinder are as knowledgeable of gaming culture as the typical NeoGAF poster. I doubt the typical woman on Tinder has any idea what to expect from voicechat on PUBG, let alone that such a game even exits. I suspect the prejudice against gaming culture has nothing to do with its alleged toxicity.I think you missed the point.
Pretty much.Identifying as a gamer is uncool. Video games are not.
I think you may have missed my point, which was questioning the assumption that women on Tinder are as knowledgeable of gaming culture as the typical NeoGAF poster. I doubt the typical woman on Tinder has any idea what to expect from voicechat on PUBG, let alone that such a game even exits. I suspect the prejudice against gaming culture has nothing to do with its alleged toxicity.
Identifying as a gamer is uncool. Video games are not.
Women on Tinder arent the judges of what is and isnt cool. The behaviour on display in PUBG is indicative of a lot of the behaviour of the gaming community as a whole and thats how people from the outside view itBecause women on Tinder know what PUBG is? Lol.
Do people typically go around making something like "I enjoy movies" a core component of their identity? It's a hobby. Even if you love them, it's weird to associate yourself primarily with a label based on a thing you enjoy doing.
No doubt... but the typical woman on Tinder isn't watching Twitch streams of PUBG. These comments about the toxicity of gaming likely have no bearing on the situation described by the OP.Yeah no doubt, but you do. That's the point, since that's who the comment is aimed at.
Now imagine you were a non-gamer and you caught a passing impression of voice chat in PUBG (or anything really, CoD or Overwatch work too), or a chat in a Twitch stream or YouTube steam, etc.
Your impression wouldn't be good.
Nothing about my post insinuated this in the slightest. In fact, I said nothing about what is cool or uncool.Women on Tinder aren't the judges of what is and isn't cool.
Unrelated to my main point, but how do you figure? Strikes me as a big assumption.The behaviour on display in PUBG is indicative of a lot of the behaviour of the gaming community as a whole
No one on the "outside" views gaming in this way. My whole point is that you need to be on the "inside" to have this kind of perspective. I promise you that 99% of women on Tinder have never heard of folks like Pewdiepie. I'm a core gamer and I only know who this guy is because of all the NeoGAF threads. Would never have heard of him otherwise.and that's how people from the outside view it
Agreed. It really is that simple.Video games are seen as for children and for sad adults who never matured
In addition to responding to you, I already explained my post above long before you posted, so you intentionally ignored that I guess?and that stereotype is proven over and over again by the worst and loudest parts of the community. And that's easily distilled when listening to the voice chat of a PUBG match
But thanks for intentionally missing the point
No doubt... but the typical woman on Tinder isn't watching Twitch streams of PUBG. These comments about the toxicity of gaming likely have no bearing on the situation described by the OP.
I've edited out the part about tinder. This thread was getting really off topic, all I was looking to discuss was why there are still judgements about gamers/gaming.
I'm a gamer, and I've generally only had secondhand exposure to this "disease" via NeoGAF. I'm still not sure why you think this disease is being manifested so evidently to non gamers who have even less exposure to the medium than I do.You're still missing the point, purposefully at this stage I am starting to suspect.
The behaviour you can hear in PUBG voice chat is a symptom of the disease in online gaming cultures that manifests itself evidently in many ways to non gamers.
ScientificPizza is using a shorthand we will be familiar with.
Thank you.Piedepie and PUBG are popular, not mainstream. Try and remember how many billion people there are in the world when you throw about subscriber numbers and player counts.
This is what I think about the "gaming scene", word by word.
Pretty much, it doesnt help either that is a massive elitist club with so many layers of know-it-alls and nerds, with toxic behaviours and circle jerking tendencies, a few years ago, it was fun to make jokes at the cost of jock students, they are still not as toxic
So yeah, very uncool
I'm a gamer, and I've generally only had secondhand exposure to this "disease" via NeoGAF. I'm still not sure why you think this disease is being manifested so evidently to non gamers who have even less exposure to the medium than I do.
And to be fair that's true of people who identify themselves as hardcore fans of all sorts are seen as nerdy. Movie buffs, comic book fans, readers to some extent.Pretty much.
When part of your identity is associated with video games, that's when it gets uncool/weird.
Piedepie and PUBG are popular, not mainstream. Try and remember how many billion people there are in the world when you throw about subscriber numbers and player counts.
Of course I have! But most of my time gaming consists of relaxing, meditative single player experiences. I'm sure this is true of many others in the world as well. To suggest those racist and sexist behaviors are (or should be) indicative of all gaming culture, as has been insinuated ITT, is offensive and reductionist to say the least. Wouldn't you agree?You've never heard racist or sexist remarks playing online games? For real?