8. Getting Ridiculously Annoyed By Anyone Else's Opinion
I've always found it ironic how certain gamers get aggrieved by 'sensitivity' in respect to matters of social justice, yet get so worked up when confronted with an opposing opinion to their own. There is no such thing as an authoritative opinion, since passing judgement has always been a matter of individual subjectivity. There is no universal opinion regarding any one matter because (at least in respect to gaming) there is no one abject truth - people are able to agree and disagree on matters safely assured that their viewpoint is just as valid as anyone else's. So why then, are so many gamers insistent that people prefix their statements with "in your opinion," before engaging in any civil discussion whatsoever? No one's position can be that fragile, but it seems to be a recurring trend in online discussion. However, its severity is completely and utterly dwarfed by those within the community who feel the need to resort to petty insults and trash-talking in a vein attempt to delegitimise someone's argument. Honestly, if you can't handle discussion about video games, there's no point entering into one.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
