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I think gamers as a whole, though specifically those in niche communities, need to take a long and hard look at themselves. We should celebrate the volunteers that create wonderful content for us, generally with no financial gain. Instead, commonly, there are communities that criticize and tear down every little thing they can think of. They even went as far as to doxx the poor woman. We need to be better, and we need to hold these kind of toxic trolls accountable. Especially those of us who are men, we have a responsibility to call out other men who mistreat women in the gaming industry, or gaming in general.

*Edit: I apologize if I insinuated that all gamers are guilty of this kind of behavior, that was not my intention at all. My sentiment is that many of us do not think about this kind of thing, and less are willing to speak out against their friends. We need to be better about that as a whole. I appreciate you as a person if you are already of this mindset.

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[–] Arbiter 15 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Man, gaming communities are so fucking toxic.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

I didn't know they're here. I only go to reddit for the coordinates exchange sub. Thanks!

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[–] WhyFlip 6 points 16 hours ago

Incels/"gamers" harassing a woman - shocker.

[–] LongboardingLad 0 points 8 hours ago

Stuff like this is why I don't tell people I game. The Gamer Stink is real and I don't want to be guilty by association. Seriously, go touch grass. The things that you're denigrating someone else for are pixels and code on a computer. Find some way to not be garbage humans.

Her music is interesting. Hope she ends up happier

[–] finitebanjo 0 points 10 hours ago

I feel for her and her message, I do, but I can't really bring myself to care about a follower mod. At that point you basically just made it for yourself and nobody else.

It's not like a weather mod or a texture glitch fix that everybody and anybody can enjoy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 hours ago

It is bad enough having gamers online foaming at the mouth like you just stabbed their mom when you make a mistake in a group.

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