Re:You Sound Like a Bot
by coldblues on Friday February 16, 2024 @09:52AM
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This is also an insult used in video game comms, mostly FPS from my experience.
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Re:You Sound Like a Bot
by hyperhopper on Friday February 16, 2024 @11:22AM
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Personally this is one of the most interesting cultural turn abouts that I've seen.
When I was growing up, calling somebody a "boy" was shorthand for "aimbot", essentially "oh this guy's so unrealistically good that he must be hacking"
Now the same phrase means "you are a rudimentary program meant to fill space and lose in large lobbies"
The fact that they are so different says a lot about backtracking in technological necessities, but also a huge culture shift towards engagement driven game design, lack of reverence for skill, etc.