• glimse@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    But…Isn’t that the whole point of this post…? Playing video games doesn’t mean you’re a shitty person but there’s enough shitty people into the hobby that you need to get clarification? Why phrase it that way when we’re making the same point?

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      It’s silly to blame “gamers” when gamers encompasses potentially the entire planet with every belief.

      Blame conservatives who happen to be gamers. It’s the same fucking people, every time.

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        2 days ago

        From my experience playing online games, there’s a higher percentage of people publicly using slurs than the general population.

        That’s not an admonishment of gamers as a whole, though. I’m not blaming “gamers” for anything

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      We’re not making the same point, though. Would you take it as a red flag to learn that someone often eats noodles or drinks cola?

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        Nowhere did I say it was a red flag to play video games so you’re countering a point I didn’t make with reasoning that supports the point I did

        Playing games is not a red flag in itself but some games certainly are. So getting clarification is about checking for red flags…