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Unity temporarily closes offices amid death threats following contentious pricing changes
(www.engadget.com)
this post was submitted on 14 Sep 2023
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Whatcha wanna bet there aren't any death threats? Seems to be a go to for "we're assholes, but look at these imaginary assholes instead!"
Don't underestimate that shit. I've personally got death threats before. People are dumb as fuck. I've seen people actually follow through. Life is fucked up. Everyone's batshit these days.
I don't say that in Support of unity though.
Yeah, not only will people send death threats, but they'll send them to random people they see on LinkedIn who happen to have the company in their bio.
Instead of, like, to the CEO's house.
Because too many people are both angry reactionaries, and also cowards.
You've seen people follow through on death threats?
I was thinking this. A way to demonize the counter movement
Hmm seems like we called it:
https://lemmy.ca/post/5340114
I will absolutely take that bet. Given both how unpopular the decision is combined with it being even tangentially related to the gaming community I would be astonished if they didn't receive death threats.
Knowing how despicable the worst of the gaming community can be, I have no doubts that death threats were real.
I also have no doubts that the despicable CEO, like others of his ilk who receive entirely justified negativity for their stupidity, will milk it as an excuse to dilute the negative feedback and shift to victimization.
I don't doubt for a second they are real. There are some really scary sycophantic gamers out there.