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  • MossBear@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I know people can be absurdly toxic in general, but does it seem like games are an unusually concentrated place for that? If that is the case, why is that?

    • dunloap@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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      1 year ago

      People that play a lot of videogames are more likely to live an insular life detached from the real world

    • Ab_intra@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      I don’t think it’s games that is the issue. You see this in various other places as well.

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        1 year ago

        Maybe it’s just me then. I know it happens elsewhere, but it just seems to happen more often in games. I feel like I’m reading stories all the time about developers getting threatened, but I feel like it’s much more rare to see for instance stories about filmmakers or authors being threatened.

        • jiji@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          Naw OP is right. Music fans, tv show fans, etc all have these weird subgroups that take everything way too seriously and go after people or make threats etc etc. I think it’s more whenever you hyper concentrate people, boil them down like this, that this stuff happens.

        • Cloudless ☼@feddit.uk
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          1 year ago

          That’s what I found as well. Some gamers seem to be overly emotional over little things, and are defensive with their favourite games.

    • forgotaboutlaye@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      Yeah I really don’t understand this why specifically the gaming communities seem to suffer from this problem more than others.

      Perhaps it’s not reported on as much in other hobby circles, or it’s a confirmation bias on my part.

      Regardless, it’s really disappointing that these communities have this ‘there I go death-threating again’ stigma growing against them. Absolutely disgusting.

    • Chailles@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      If I had to guess, it’s because gamers are often more tech-oriented, likely younger and impulsive, video games are more and more popular every year, and also based on your presence here, I’d say you’re more likely to be aware of game-related news in general?

      If knitting were more popular, had a greater online presence, and you actively followed knitting communities online, I’d imagine you would probably feel like knitting culture is such a toxic cesspit as well.