It's sad that they thought it would work.
The facet of gamer culture described in the parent article just kinda bums me out, and I don't think we'd particularly lose much by trying to promote greater civility. Maybe other people feel the same? Regardless, cultural norms don't shift unless people respectfully speak up when things aren't working for them.
That's all I'm here for. And I largely agree with rfnslyr ("WHY ARE WE YELLING?" "I DON'T KNOW.") in terms of developing a thick skin and owning your own reactions being an extremely powerful tool. But maybe we could also try to be nicer to one another, sometimes?
With that, I'll respectfully bow out of the conversation.
Why waste your time trying to culture someone who isn't? A switch won't magically flip in their minds?
Why even waste time on random nerds you don't even know? Just play your game, mute them, and have fun.
Hell yeah I'm all for being nice to everyone.
I've pointed out numerous lies being perpetrated by your cohorts (or, more likely, sockpuppets) in this thread.
You won't get anywhere with shit. Not here. You need to just go.
I really think people are just bored man. In an age where I can watch videos of the Earth set from the moon, what the hell is there really to get excited about?
It's depressing. My grandmothers entire goal in life was to dip her toes in the ocean, something that brought (I can't even imagine) an unreal amount of happiness to her, and she finally experienced this at the age of 70.
We have everything. If you want something, you have to keep your head down, put in the work, and you'll get it. That's it! We don't suffer from 99.99% of the problems that have plagued our species since it's dawn.
The entitlement to perfection is sickening.
Thanks for the contribution of common sense this thread sorely needed.
No, it's not ME who should decide how I feel, it's YOU that should censor what YOU say, for ME!
Avoid, tell them to fuck off if need be, and continue. It's not a very difficult concept.