It just makes more sense and seems less online than vidya games, also that was the year I started avoiding comment sections cause of all the racism

  • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    Gamergate was much more global and specifically targeted the young gamer crowd- you could immediately see a huge right-wing lurch in gamer culture

    Most of us are overly online nerds which is why it stuck out to us so much

    • DragonNest_Aidit [they/them,use name]
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      3 years ago

      Yeah, the global spread of gamergate is a delayed reaction but when it made landfall, it hits hard. In facebook days in the SEA internet circle around 2016-2017 the internet landscapes changes drastically from mostly chill internet people into incel shitheads. Another example when in America weebs have always been shit since before 2014, I think Indonesian weebs only becomes chuds during the Trump years.