johnnydrama
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Just go to any review thread for Naughty Dog and Nintendo games.
The internet bubble cared. The general masses have no clue. Especially outside the US.Gamergate wasn't that long ago
I don't think it comes down to stuff like gamergate or misogyny or racism. Don't take me wrong that stuff is terrible and one of the big reasons I don't like to label myself as a gamer despite loving this hobby.
But , and mabye it's different in the US, no one has ever even mentioned any of these things to me.... Like literally never. I've gotten a lot of "it's a waste of time and money" and even more of "aren't you too old for this"?
Overall it just seems to be more of a generational thing. At least in my experience most people in their 20's or even 30's are fine with gaming as a hobby. It's mostly the older generations that have a problem accepting it .
Sure, staying home alone playing on a Friday night is seen as lame...but so is staying alone a Friday night reading or drawing, etc. With younger people it's more of Stiga against not doing social stuff.
Oh it's not uncool.
Just associated with Racism, Misogyny, Toxicity and Harrasment.
Pewdiepie
Palmer Luckey.
Because when gaming tries to expand it's audience, gamergate happens.
It's hard to convince anyone that the hobby isn't filled with stupid, immature manchildren when that is one of the most vocal parts of our demographic.
There are far worse hobbies. I'd much rather be criticized for playing video games as a hobby as opposed to being addicted to casino gambling or doing drugs.
This topic of why video games are still stigmatized comes up often, and I always see responses like this and I just have to say, Really? Like you're really going to downplay addiction as just somebody's personal hobby and then compare it to video games? There are a lot of this better than being addicted to drugs/gambling that don't involve video games.
If you have to compare your hobby to a malady at an attempt to make you look good, it doesn't paint the brightest picture.
This is like the video games made me a hand eye coordinated wunderkind logic master. A lot of things can improve those skills, and I'm not sure there has ever been a comparison study on how video games hold up with traditional hand eye coordination and logic training.
Because when gaming tries to expand it's audience, gamergate happens.
The internet bubble cared. The general masses have no clue. Especially outside the US.
A brief reminder that this is revisionist history, GG shit was so big that it ended up on the news:Or 250+ million families and casuals (Wii + DS) who were for the most part very nice.
No one outside of the bubble has a clue what gamergate is or that certain online focused games have such a toxic community filled with racists and bigots.
For the most part non gamers simply think our hobby is nerdy because for the most part it kind of is.
No one outside of the bubble has a clue what gamergate is.
Ask anyone in the real world if they remember, "that time where a bunch of nerds doxxed a bunch of women because they said women actually do play video games."
They might not remember the name of the event, but they remember the event. Shit, my 70 year old aunt came up to me an asked, "what the hell is going on with those gamers now? They're calling 911 on each other can getting the police to shoot one another by saying they're terrorists?"
People know. Saying that people don't know is just ignorant.
Yeah it was an event broadcasters jumped on for a short while. People not in the know will have a driveby opinion but forget about it because it's a subject that doen't interest them. Few outside of the community really cared about it.A brief reminder that this is revisionist history, GG shit was so big that it ended up on the news:
It wasn't just an internet occurrence.
Or 250+ million families and casuals (Wii + DS) who were for the most part very nice.
No one outside of the bubble has a clue what gamergate is or that certain online focused games have such a toxic community filled with racists and bigots.
For the most part non gamers simply think our hobby is nerdy because for the most part it kind of is.
I would even add that this bubble seems somewhat limited to english speakers. At least in France, very few people seems to know about it and, in general, don't really give a fuck. The general opinion is mostly that more girls in games (as players or main characters) the merrier. I'm sure there is some that would qualify as gamergaters but they are not very vocal about it. (there is still a good bunch of assholes and idiots, but they tend find other excuses)
BingoIdentifying as a gamer is uncool. Video games are not.
It was in major national newspapers here in Europe and while no one will remember the word 'Gamergate', they will have the impression that a bunch of sad male nerds are terrorizing women in it.[/url]
Dude if this is the last thing about gamers that's on the news then it'll obviously shape the perception of this community.Yeah it was an event broadcasters jumped on for a short while. People not in the know will have a driveby opinion but forget about it because it's a subject that doen't interest them. Few outside of the community really cared about it.
You joined the forum this month but know enough about Lime to track their posts?I'm sorry, but I've only joined the forum a while ago, and you often claim to live in various parts of the world and have an extensive knowledge of some climate to suit some dumb anecdote in one topic or another.
Are Europe and Denmark just little neighborhoods in some obscure Midwestern US town or...?
Actually, you're a shitty sad sack ex-user who got permed for being a piece of garbage.
I'm sorry, but I've only joined the forum a while ago,