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submitted 5 months ago by Frank@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

Gamer's traditionally have less political sophistication than a dead dog. Recent highly visible gamer moves have included review bombing Helldivers, screaming about not being able to see both labia t the same time in Stellar Blade, and whatever that Sweet Baby/DEI thing I haven't bothered to look at is. Idk what the scale of this roblox bs is, but i am interested in the phenomena of game rage campaigns where they get extremely self righteously mad over strange, often trivial shit and make it their entire life for a few days. Wtf is happening? Is this echoes of gamegate a decade later?

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[-] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 23 points 5 months ago

I wonder how much of this type of thing is astroterfed by feds?

Little lol. It’s more likely astroturfed by far right Prager/White nationalist movements basing off the sign design

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago

yeah, afaik the online freeze-gamer campaigns do get some degree of support from right wing propaganda outfits who have identified them as a way to radicalize the 12-28 male demographic. I have no idea how important that is as opposed to how much is organic.

[-] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago

more likely astroturfed by far right Prager/White nationalist movements

So... Feds on their off time?

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 9 points 5 months ago

Some of those that make robux

Are the same that make glow-bucks

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