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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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[-] SaniFlush@hexbear.net 16 points 5 months ago

Propaganda isn’t something people “fall for”, it’s something people seek out deliberately because it agrees with what they already think. The only thing which will change their minds is a lived experience which teaches them otherwise.

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago

I like that redsails article, but in the context of children -- and this is roblox -- propaganda is absolutely something people fall for

[-] MayoPete@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago

Same... I mean if this stuff didn't work the right would not spend literally billions of dollars on it. The propaganda is everywhere at all times. Makes me jealous of the people living ad-free in Pyongyang.

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