@Ian_HT @blue_traveler The thing about GG is...it's not just video gamers. Before that it was tabletop RPGs, before that SF-F fandom.
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@St_Rev@pthagnar@blue_traveler @Ian_HT afaict neither "side" is really unequivocal on which of those claims it wants to press, tho -
@schakalsynthetc@pthagnar@blue_traveler @Ian_HT One side is more side-y than the other. -
@St_Rev@pthagnar@blue_traveler @Ian_HT that may depend on where you're standing. to me gg looks more self-consciously factional -
@schakalsynthetc@pthagnar@blue_traveler @Ian_HT There's a group patrolling the GG tag to weed out trolls, there's the right-wing pundits.. -
@schakalsynthetc@pthagnar@blue_traveler @Ian_HT ...who serve as rallying points but are pretty much just the anti-Gawker.... -
@schakalsynthetc@pthagnar@blue_traveler @Ian_HT ...you can split this stuff out indefinitely. Likewise on the anti side... -
@schakalsynthetc@pthagnar@blue_traveler @Ian_HT You have a handful of demagogues who I needn't name who serve as rallying points for... -
@schakalsynthetc@pthagnar@blue_traveler @Ian_HT ...people who feel legitimately grieved by things that...don't have much to do with gamers - 7 more replies
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@pthagnar@blue_traveler @Ian_HT Drumming up the appearance of threat is a vital part of any popular war. And this one is so *pointless*.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@pthagnar@blue_traveler @Ian_HT Anonymous death threats are the new Gulf of Tonkin.
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