This year, Oculus has sold more headsets than Microsoft did Xboxes

Re:This year, Oculus has sold more headsets than Microsoft d... by rosndo on Sunday December 26, 2021 @06:52AM (#29691656)

> So long as you append the "PC" part to the name, no one will associate it to the Nazi thing

Except for the more than 99% of non-gamers who don’t hang out on boards like /v/?

I’m not accusing anyone of being a Nazi, just pointing out that outside of a very specific subculture this is a very risky joke (and not a particularly funny one in any context).

You probably wouldn’t call people -fags (newfag, macfag, eurofag, etc…) either, even though “master race” carries far worse connotations than “fag”.

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Re:This year, Oculus has sold more headsets than Microsoft d... by not_really on Sunday December 26, 2021 @11:59AM (#29694055)

There's also the subreddit. I checked, and it's been a community for 10 years. 5.5MM users subscribed.

I think the term is a bit more normalized than you make it out to be.

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Re:This year, Oculus has sold more headsets than Microsoft d... by numpad0 on Sunday December 26, 2021 @09:58AM (#29692827)

> outside of a very specific subculture this is a very risky joke

Welcome to the Internet?

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Re:This year, Oculus has sold more headsets than Microsoft d... by rosndo on Sunday December 26, 2021 @10:24AM (#29693072)

I’m very familiar :)

I’m not trying to criticize anyone, just offering a friendly reminder that letting these injokes leak outside of 4chan or reddit can have unfortunate consequences since most people won’t be as understanding as you or me.

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Re:This year, Oculus has sold more headsets than Microsoft d... by numpad0 on Sunday December 26, 2021 @12:09PM (#29694152)

Perhaps one direction I can spin that along is that those forums support free, open, and (albeit to a limited degree)civil discussions on highly politicized or sensitive matters, moreso than parts of the web that operate tied closely or even firmly grounded to real world identities. I only have had experiences in other *chans, though.

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