10 Things You Need To Know About The #GamerGate Scandal
6. Corruption In Video Game Journalism Is A Real Issue
This is more than neckbeards getting upset over nothing, videogame journalists have major sway in what gets recognition and what doesnt. 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 youll find the basic nerd or man-baby, but all this does is make it less possible to take their position seriously. We know its 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.
