• psycho_driver@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Toxicity is the defining characteristic of online gaming communities for ~25 years now. If you decide to work in that industry you shouldn’t be surprised by it.

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      8 months ago

      Not a reason to not wish for a different environment around gaming communities. Just sitting around thinking „always has been that way“ is not the way to change anything about the situation at all.

      • some_guy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        8 months ago

        “I wish this Catholic Church was less dogmatic”

        You’re wishing for the defining feature of the community to be different. Maybe you should just join a different community.

        • natuhhlee@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          8 months ago

          I mean, it’s not exactly a defining feature. It’s not a prerequisite for someone to be an asshole in order to be a gamer. It just happens that a bunch of people are toxic and a also play games.

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      8 months ago

      They’re almost certainly not surprised by it, they’re just fed up with it, and are telling this fact to gamer assholes.