To be fair he follows over 1000 people including Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Obviously him following these people doesn't inherently mean he agrees with them.
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Palmer Luckey backs Trump with shell companies using Chrono Trigger names
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To be fair he follows over 1000 people including Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Obviously him following these people doesn't inherently mean he agrees with them.
Darkstorne
Member
I'm guessing because the contributions were made when he was still working with Facebook, and he didn't want to stir the pot any more than he already had.
Wait what? Did he really show up on GB after that? No way. I need to look this up.
Edit: oh do you mean he was in the crowd?
Laurel_McFang
Member
Just for the record this type of behavior is perfectly normal. What is abnormal is Luckey's extreme nerdom and use of Chrono Trigger inspired shell corporations. On the other hand it really seems like the gamer media would prefer their leaders to be predominately liberal which raises questions about the industry as a whole. It's really easy to hate on nerds, I'm willing to bet some other gaming CEOs probably gave millions, but ulp... those are dude bro guys best not to questi.... tip toes away
Atom Heart Mother
Banned
I think it's more healthy to follow everyone and get both sides than just pick one and be in a bubble. Especially for someone that's forgein.
supported Trump with memes and money or something
Hockeymac18
Member
Fuck this guy.
He doesn't work there anymore.
That's probably best for them then, still prefer the Vive though tbh
I agree completely, particularly about foreign politics. I know people on line from all over the world so when I read about political stuff I'll occasionally ask them about it for perspective as well.
But yeah regardless of who Shu follows it doesn't seem like his follow is an endorsement as he's looking at both ends of the spectrum. If anything it seems like he's hearing both sides out.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Ugh. Of all the good causes a jobless billionaire could support, and he decides to celebrate a racist vile wannabe dictator. Go fuck yourself, Palmer.
I'm not sure what you mean - that we and much (most?) of the media would like gaming figureheads to be liberal, tolerant and supportive of equality? Yeah, of course. Why does this raise questions?! I'm sure there are probably other execs who are supportive of Trump, although it probably wouldn't cause as much controversy as Luckey because of the way he rose to fame and the way he used and the way we found out about his racist propaganda.
I'm not sure what you mean - that we and much (most?) of the media would like gaming figureheads to be liberal, tolerant and supportive of equality? Yeah, of course. Why does this raise questions?! I'm sure there are probably other execs who are supportive of Trump, although it probably wouldn't cause as much controversy as Luckey because of the way he rose to fame and the way he used and the way we found out about his racist propaganda.
Aquavelvaman
Banned
You've got my vote
Because she's a lovely person!
(I've always been amused by the juxtaposition of one of the most inoffensive people on BBC telly sharing her name with... the other one)
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
That is goddang blasphemy.
he should be jailed for tainting the sacred text
he should be jailed for tainting the sacred text
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
But the future refused to change.
B-but he works for the company I like... He must not know who Alex Jones is!
Seriously though, I hope he really doesn't know, that'd be weird shit.
Alex Jones is a clown that put people in danger with his clownery, as well as pretending Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax.
This is not a both sides kind of argument.
He's just a piece of shit exploiting dumbasses for money, while putting other people in danger.
EVA UNIT 01
Member
Leave CT out of this. gross.
StrawberryJam
Member
The fact that someone can state their political leanings in 2017 as 'pro-gamer' is the dumbest shit.
HighResTomato
Member
Not surprised that Palmer supports Trump. Not at all, however yosp following Infowars and Alex Jones is gross.
Seriously with this?
If Yoshida finds any value in the shit Jones says, it does matter. What doesn't is how nice he may appear on the surface.
As was covered on a previous page, he follows a pretty eclectic group of people, many of which are contradictory to this emerging narrative about being somehow deep into InfoWars.
TheContact
Member
I love how following people on twitter automatically makes that person as bad as who they follow... What is wrong with some people smh
I saw that post, I don't think a narrative is emerging, and my point stands. I don't think he does, but if Yosp bought into Jones than Yeah, my relationship with PlayStation would need to change.
That isn't what I said, but going through this thread I assure you I'm wondering the same thing.
That's actually just weird as hell but at least he didn't drag a good game into it. Whatevs... dude sucks so nothing about him would surprise me at this point.
Expect a lot more of those from the rest of the usual suspects soon enough.
Expect a lot more of those from the rest of the usual suspects soon enough.
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Deleted member 20920
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Yah most of the time I can't remember why I followed or subscribe to someone.
HighResTomato
Member
You didn't know Palmer was flying the Trump flag? Rich white guy who doesn't like foreigners is no surprise to me.
I mean if Shu followed like 20 people and Jones and Trump were 3 out of the 20 I'd think that probably indicates his political views lean a certain way.
The guy follows over 1000 accounts, most of which seem to be other people in the industry (Many of which are his competitors) but the few political ones seem pretty split down the middle.
Following someone doesn't mean you endorse or agree with them. Shu follows Ken Lobb and SteamVR but I don't think it's because he's endorsing them.
I remember thinking how friendly and laid-back he was back when his Kickstarter started (i.e. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZFqxtb_axg).
And now every time his name is brought up, it's about the awful choices he's made.
Damn it, why couldn't he just have been an inspirational young man.
And now every time his name is brought up, it's about the awful choices he's made.
Damn it, why couldn't he just have been an inspirational young man.
BobbyRobby
Member
Alex Jones is ridiculous. I don't use Twitter, but I could see following him after listening to him on Rogan just to hear the craziness.
Lol, why not mention the reason too, that Gawker outed Thiel as gay? I wouldn't call any attention my ties to Gawker if they existed. Was a slimy company.
Lol, why not mention the reason too, that Gawker outed Thiel as gay? I wouldn't call any attention my ties to Gawker if they existed. Was a slimy company.
afternoon delight
Member
Preview of the trial hyper-conservatives want to foist upon Shillary:
I follow NoTaxation and I agree with him maybe 1-2% on politics.
Following doesn't mean supporting their every breath.
Guileless
Temp Banned for Remedial Purposes
Excommunicated for blasphemy.
As an added wrinkle:
http://www.npr.org/2017/04/19/52472...-donors-where-the-money-went-is-another-story
http://www.npr.org/2017/04/19/52472...-donors-where-the-money-went-is-another-story
He founded one of the big players in VR, seemed like a young up and coming genius in the field, geeky but overall likeable.
The first stuff was pretty minor: some took issue with the Facebook sale and the "walled garden they set out to produce. Then, Oculus goes through a rough launch, he doesn't handle the PR side of that particularly well. There's a trial with Bethesda during which some pretty strong allegations were made about his actual role in founding the company. There's some allegations about taking tech from Valve.
None of this is damning, but it's adding up.
Then, we discover that he's secretly funding "shitposting" campaigns to support Trump and drag down Clinton. For a lot of people, it's not so much that he supported Trump, it's that he spent his money on an organization tied to some of the ugliest sections of Trump supporters in the alt-right, and then acted blissfully unaware that there could be an issue with his behavior.
It's not just one thing, it's that the last eighteen months or so have kind of been a string of off putting information coming out about him, both small and large, and at some point most people just gave up on him.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
I guarantee you someone on the Sony staff has non-negative thoughts about Alex Jones. Same can be said for a lot of things you buy.
Shifty1897
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super-famicom
Member
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1283045
Thread title: Oculus' Palmer Luckey funds white-supremacist/misogynistic/anti-lgbt harassment group
I'm not worried about what I don't know and can't prove. I'm saying if it came to my attention and I knew for sure, that'd be something I need to consider.
On top of that "Sony team" is extremely nebulous. Who is that? I don't give a shit what James the janitor for the second floor of Sony HQ thinks. Yoshida is an executive; pretty big difference.
Same applies to all those other things I buy, as I'm sure you understand.
Vyse The Legend
Member
The worst part is that he hides what he's doing through shell companies and fake addresses. Perhaps this is normal but it looks some spineless skulking about, hoping no one catches you. If you have to act like that about someone you support and believe in rather than being up front about it...maybe they weren't the best choice? Then again I don't know much about politics, so it may be par for the course.
He can piss off with CT shit though.
He can piss off with CT shit though.
Ninja Scooter
Member
He's a shithead who funded shit posting and meme campaigns as a means to disrupt and delegitimize the political process, aside from supportong Trump which is abhorrent in itself.
He's a 14 year old shit heel internet troll trapped in the body of a 24 year old multimillionaire.
He got outed for providing funding for pro-Trump propaganda and then lied about it. Then, got caught then said he did it but just "for the lulz" because he's actually a libertarian and wouldn't even vote for Trump. But apparently has continued to fund Trump secretly.
People would have disliked him but probably been "oh well differences" if he just said he was a Trumpette but he went about it in a vile and duplicitous fashion that really set people off.