It’s interesting how gaming YouTube is seen as being a bit right wing. Take a look at the comments from my recent Activision Blizzard video - pretty much packed with socialists / communists. A very interesting inconsistency? Not 100% sure myself, what do you think?
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Replying to @BellularGaming
People who agree with stuff Like and move along, people who disagree with stuff leave comments. You see the same dynamic on Twitter.
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Replying to @Wonton_
I guess I see a shift? I guess covering the real world side of the industry (eg french competitiveness) is going to bring the more far left anti profit types out of the woodwork. Am almost certainly more economically right of centre than most of the audience tho.
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Replying to @BellularGaming @Wonton_
Not that I make that a part of videos of course
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Replying to @BellularGaming
With all the layoff news, there's been a pretty sudden shift in gamer opinion toward being pro-union/pro-regulation and such. Much more lefty on this particular issue, not necessarily overall. When people say gamers are right-wing they mostly mean social issues.
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Replying to @Wonton_
Yeah I find that pretty interesting. At least from my erm idealistically libertarian but not deluded enough to actually think it’s flawless point of view. I guess it feels pretty per issue / reactionary
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Replying to @BellularGaming
It's definitely a weird cognitive dissonance to see gamers complain about "snowflakes" and "SJWs" in one breath, while saying that game devs need to unionize in another. It's almost like Gamergate brainwashed millions into political positions they never actually thought through.
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Replying to @Wonton_
Odd thing with GG was that r/KIA polling continually had people self reporting to the left... It’s an odd one - rather hard to tackle well without getting hit from all sides. A big ol’ mix of people imo. Ah pre 2014, what a simple time.
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Replying to @BellularGaming
Lol, I take political self-reporting with a heavy, massive grain of salt when people like Sargon and Dave Rubin exist and call themselves left-wing. The Nazis called themselves Socialists too.
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Replying to @Wonton_
That ones interesting - I’d imagine they’re both pretty left wing socially (at least regarding abortion, homosexual marriage etc). I suppose anti PC being mixed in with other political stances is interesting. Hard to know where Rubin is. I grew tired of his prancing about.
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Not that I want him to make big stands or anything, I just feel like he had pretty similar guests & wouldn’t really challenge them. It’s only be good if it was sat, a Weinstein brother & Shapiro - ie people who’d actually get into the weeds and hash things out
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