People randomly following me through my occasional gaming tweets had better take a look at my pinned tweet first, lest they be surprised. (tl;dr: I play a lot of combat games, I'm vehemently against unregulated firearm ownership. And certainly against fascism.)
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Replying to @asteris
Do you find that a lot of people who play these types of games have fascist tendencies? it is an interesting discussion
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Replying to @melusinagr
Not in general. There are racists & fascists on YT comments and in communities doing "outreach," ofc, but generally not dominant, and are often held in check in no uncertain terms. But I do tend to see gun afficionados, to put it politely, follow randomly after gaming tweets.
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Replying to @asteris @melusinagr
It is indeed an interesting discussion, but not in the terms usually presented to the general public. I wish academic gamers would make more of an effort to research the social landscape & showcase solutions for toxicity (which certainly exists.)
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Otoh, I'm not much of an online gamer, I pick my communities & battles, and try to casually help goodwill as much as possible, rather than get confrontational. I'd never waste effort on an inherently toxic community (eg. Rust), at any rate.
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