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Neuropsych PhD & one of the @RealSciMods. Co-founder of @realsci_DE. Studies phantom limbs & more. German in US. Husband & Dad. @PLOSONE editor. TEDx speaker.

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    Dr. Jens Foell‏ @fMRI_guy Jan 4

    Dr. Jens Foell Retweeted Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

    This weird focus on @AOC from the right reminds me of when the first Mass Effect game was released 11 years ago. Bear with me, I swear I have a point. 1/https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1080998665672630272 …

    Dr. Jens Foell added,

    Alexandria Ocasio-CortezVerified account @AOC
    Over 200 members voted for Nancy Pelosi today, yet the GOP only booed one: me. Don’t hate me cause you ain’t me, fellas 💁🏽‍♀️ https://twitter.com/_waleedshahid/status/1080896088524181509 …
    7:32 am - 4 Jan 2019
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      2. Dr. Jens Foell‏ @fMRI_guy Jan 4

        Short story is that the game was unusual in that you played through a set story, but could still select the main character's gender (it would always just be "Commander Shepard"). Also you could have romantic relationships. [gamers help me out if I say something wrong] 2/

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      3. Dr. Jens Foell‏ @fMRI_guy Jan 4

        Those relationships were just small scenes of people embracing & kissing, if I remember correctly -- but crucially, it didn't matter if you chose woman, man, or person-like alien as a romantic partner (one humanoid alien race had only one gender). 3/

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      4. Dr. Jens Foell‏ @fMRI_guy Jan 4

        As you might expect, some on the conservative side were irritated by this. But here's the thing: their comments had almost nothing to do with the actual game content. They said the game featured rape and non-consensual sodomy, as well as explicit pornographic sex scenes. 4/

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      5. Dr. Jens Foell‏ @fMRI_guy Jan 4

        At least one commenter had no issue admitting that they had never played the game. Gamers at the time were mostly baffled (there were other details to the story, like one anti-game lawyer defending the game, and a concerted effort to down-rate one of the commenter's books). 5/

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      6. Dr. Jens Foell‏ @fMRI_guy Jan 4

        This made me realize the dynamics of what I'll call free-floating outrage: of course the right was irritated by the game, but the irritation was stronger than the game could justify. So, in an effort to reduce cognitive dissonance, they confabulated facts. 6/

        2 replies . 2 retweets 20 likes
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      7. Dr. Jens Foell‏ @fMRI_guy Jan 4

        We see a similar reaction to Ocasio-Cortez: of course her win upsets some on the right (due to her background, age, gender, ethnicity). But as their outrage is stronger than these things would justify, they make up all kinds of nonsense about her past or her political views. 7/

        1 reply . 4 retweets 15 likes
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      8. Dr. Jens Foell‏ @fMRI_guy Jan 4

        My interpretation of them booing her (but nobody else who does the same thing as her), and them being confused by a dancing video, is that free-floating outrage is in full effect. The question is now whether AOC's reasonable reactions to these things will make it better or worse.

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      9. Dr. Jens Foell‏ @fMRI_guy Jan 4

        It also helps as a reality check for how to deal with right-wing outrage: Would it have helped if the game held back? No. Would it help if AOC appeased the right in any reasonable way? No. Their outrage would be exactly the same. So, in summary: be yourself, @AOC. /end

        2 replies . 6 retweets 37 likes
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      2. Dr. Stephanie Guertin‏ @punkrockscience Jan 4
        Replying to @fMRI_guy @AOC

        And it's a pretty good point! I'm as impressed as I was initially skeptical.

        2 replies . 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Dr. Jens Foell‏ @fMRI_guy Jan 4
        Replying to @punkrockscience @AOC

        Thank you!

        0 replies . 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Brian Cribb‏ @briancribb Jan 4
        Replying to @fMRI_guy @AOC

        You should put “Bear with me, I swear I have a point” on a t-shirt.

        0 replies . 3 retweets 12 likes
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      1. Will Paddock‏ @wapaddock 12h12 hours ago
        Replying to @fMRI_guy @AOC

        You had me at Mass Effect ❤️. Some good points, too.

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