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Unity temporarily closes offices amid death threats following contentious pricing changes (www.engadget.com)

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[-] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 81 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Whatcha wanna bet there aren't any death threats? Seems to be a go to for "we're assholes, but look at these imaginary assholes instead!"

[-] iHUNTcriminals@lemm.ee 52 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Don't underestimate that shit. I've personally got death threats before. People are dumb as fuck. I've seen people actually follow through. Life is fucked up. Everyone's batshit these days.

I don't say that in Support of unity though.

[-] Kichae@kbin.social 16 points 11 months ago

Yeah, not only will people send death threats, but they'll send them to random people they see on LinkedIn who happen to have the company in their bio.

Instead of, like, to the CEO's house.

Because too many people are both angry reactionaries, and also cowards.

[-] breakingcups@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

You've seen people follow through on death threats?

[-] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 11 months ago

I was thinking this. A way to demonize the counter movement

[-] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago

Hmm seems like we called it:

https://lemmy.ca/post/5340114

[-] xchino@programming.dev 9 points 11 months ago

I will absolutely take that bet. Given both how unpopular the decision is combined with it being even tangentially related to the gaming community I would be astonished if they didn't receive death threats.

[-] StarServal@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Knowing how despicable the worst of the gaming community can be, I have no doubts that death threats were real.

I also have no doubts that the despicable CEO, like others of his ilk who receive entirely justified negativity for their stupidity, will milk it as an excuse to dilute the negative feedback and shift to victimization.

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I don't doubt for a second they are real. There are some really scary sycophantic gamers out there.

[-] sadreality@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

This guy fucks

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