10 Things You Need To Know About The #GamerGate Scandal

6. Corruption In Video Game Journalism Is A Real Issue

This is more than €œneckbeards getting upset over nothing€, videogame journalists have major sway in what gets recognition and what doesn€™t. However, many of the journalists have been shown to have political biases and connections with what they cover. Evidence of which is circulating Twitter, the /v/ board on 4chan (which have consistent threads about GamerGate, all of which hitting the post limit quickly), certain subreddits and Tumblr. An example is explained in this Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgW5NRUfs44 The damage control by the anti-gamergate crowd has ranged from amusing to cringe-inducing. This is because, especially on Twitter many of them have resorted to classic ad-hominem and bullying tactics to try to silence gamers. In the tag you€™ll find the basic €œnerd€ or €œman-baby€, but all this does is make it less possible to take their position seriously. We know it€™s hard to have a constructive debate in less than 140 characters but we should at least try to be mature. Also, to people who like to say "Aren't there bigger problems in the world to worry about?" - you might want to look up the fallacy of relative privation.
 
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