• TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Why do we still attention to tiny loud minority of GamersTM who whinge about “go woke go broke” and yet these still games sell like hotcakes? Just tell them that if they don’t like the game, then don’t buy the game.

    • skulblaka@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      I prefer to clown on them relentlessly and let them be aware that everyone thinks their opinion is stupid and childish

      Allowing this to go unchecked or ignored is how we got here in the first place. “Just ignore the trolls” led to the trolls having actual societal inertia. It is no longer enough to just ignore them, they need pushback.

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        2 months ago

        I don’t disagree. If they troll, troll them back harder. But the way the mainstream act is that these toxic GamersTM opinions have weight, when in reality their toxic views don’t even make a dent to popular opinions and sales of game developers.

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          2 months ago

          There’s a whole thing right now where companies are caving to right-wing pressure about “adult” games. It’s not smart to ignore this.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Why do we still attention to tiny loud minority of GamersTM

      Because a lot of them are well-funded or have big far-right promoters behind them, affording their opinions a disproportionately large megaphone.

      Just tell them that if they don’t like the game, then don’t buy the game.

      They make money by complaining. This is their entire business model.