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Re:Fandom Sells Giant Bomb to Independent Creators by jasonlotito on Sunday May 11, 2025 @05:52AM (#43952643)
> It would never occur to me to watch someone else talk about or play a game online, let alone pay for the privilege.

Wait till you find out about American Football, or Soccer, or any of the racing events.

But seriously, we talk about programming. And people pay to talk about programming. Why wouldn’t people interested in gaming or other things do the same?

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Re:Fandom Sells Giant Bomb to Independent Creators by protocolture on Monday May 12, 2025 @12:13AM (#43959587)
>But seriously, we talk about programming. And people pay to talk about programming. Why wouldn’t people interested in gaming or other things do the same?

I dont watch people talking about programming and I dont pay for the privilege of watching people talk about programming.

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Re:Fandom Sells Giant Bomb to Independent Creators by jasonlotito on Monday May 12, 2025 @12:32PM (#43964863)
You might want to learn about society. And other people. And culture. Get outside, meet people.
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Re:Fandom Sells Giant Bomb to Independent Creators by protocolture on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @02:40AM (#43970130)
I dont see the relevance?
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