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Gaming's "Toxic Positivity" Problem (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by mods_mum@lemmy.today to c/games@lemmy.world

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I'm tired boss

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[-] EndlessApollo@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago

If you think gamers are too positive you've never played an online game in you life cx

[-] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Toxic Positivity is a phrase that doesn't refer to gamers online behavior in game, but rather the way that some will violently defend a product or company from any criticism like they're shilling. Like how gaming media and online forums were trying to villanize the people criticizing Concord before that spectacularly failed.

Its like you aren't allowed to say something that isn't positive about games anymore (not even negative, even neutral comments are taken as "negative" and must be silenced at all costs). I mean, certain games like Star Wars Outlaws, Concord, Assassin's Creed Shadows, etc.

Kinda like how the average Lemmy user acts with Linux.

[-] dan1101@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Negative comments are fine but players are too black and white, they will say a game is "trash" because they don't like one thing about it. Often they haven't even played it. I think too many gamers are overwhelmed by choice or just spoiled.