GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:19:
His post was in no way controversial and is the sentiment of a lot of gamers, which is why games that reject wokification tend to do well financially. Companies that choose not to engage in woke identity culture have my full support.
Quboid wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:31:GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:19:
His post was in no way controversial and is the sentiment of a lot of gamers, which is why games that reject wokification tend to do well financially. Companies that choose not to engage in woke identity culture have my full support.
"It's not controversial if I agree with it."
I don't think his comments are a particularly big deal, but this is perhaps the worst, most narcissistic take on it. I'd ask for a source on that claim about what games do well financially but unironically saying "woke identity culture" gives me zero faith in your ability to comprehend data. Let me guess, you think Gillette lost $8B?
GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:38:Cognitive dissonance much?
I think we should stop dividing people based on 'identities' and start treating people as individuals. Woke culture has brought nothing but destruction and tribalism.
Blue wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:43:I see none in my statement. I'm Canadian, so I get to watch what is happening in the US from a bit of a distance. The US now resembles old Yugoslavia, with a serious case of Balkanization. This is primarily due to the tribal nature of identity politics.GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:38:Cognitive dissonance much?
I think we should stop dividing people based on 'identities' and start treating people as individuals. Woke culture has brought nothing but destruction and tribalism.
GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:38:Quboid wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:31:GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:19:
His post was in no way controversial and is the sentiment of a lot of gamers, which is why games that reject wokification tend to do well financially. Companies that choose not to engage in woke identity culture have my full support.
"It's not controversial if I agree with it."
I don't think his comments are a particularly big deal, but this is perhaps the worst, most narcissistic take on it. I'd ask for a source on that claim about what games do well financially but unironically saying "woke identity culture" gives me zero faith in your ability to comprehend data. Let me guess, you think Gillette lost $8B?
The data is fairly clear. If you believe that woke culture has had a positive impact in our overall social discourse then, I have a bridge to sell you. I'm an old school liberal. I think we should stop dividing people based on 'identities' and start treating people as individuals. Woke culture has brought nothing but destruction and tribalism. You are free to support it and I am free to oppose it.
Quboid wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:55:GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:38:Quboid wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:31:GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:19:
His post was in no way controversial and is the sentiment of a lot of gamers, which is why games that reject wokification tend to do well financially. Companies that choose not to engage in woke identity culture have my full support.
"It's not controversial if I agree with it."
I don't think his comments are a particularly big deal, but this is perhaps the worst, most narcissistic take on it. I'd ask for a source on that claim about what games do well financially but unironically saying "woke identity culture" gives me zero faith in your ability to comprehend data. Let me guess, you think Gillette lost $8B?
The data is fairly clear. If you believe that woke culture has had a positive impact in our overall social discourse then, I have a bridge to sell you. I'm an old school liberal. I think we should stop dividing people based on 'identities' and start treating people as individuals. Woke culture has brought nothing but destruction and tribalism. You are free to support it and I am free to oppose it.
I don't support it because it's not a real thing. It's a bogeyman used to sow destruction and tribalism.
GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:55:You are the one who seems to be here only to argue about this one topic. You are the one who invoked "wokeism" in this thread, and as has been pointed out, it is your pet obsession.Blue wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:43:I see none in my statement. I'm Canadian, so I get to watch what is happening in the US from a bit of a distance. The US now resembles old Yugoslavia, with a serious case of Balkanization. This is primarily due to the tribal nature of identity politics.GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:38:Cognitive dissonance much?
I think we should stop dividing people based on 'identities' and start treating people as individuals. Woke culture has brought nothing but destruction and tribalism.
I only recently decided to post because some of the people who post here seem so completely detached from the reality of what most gamers actually think. Nothing wrong with providing a counter point to the woke mob who relish in identity politics.
GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 17:06:Quboid wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:55:GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:38:Quboid wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:31:GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:19:
His post was in no way controversial and is the sentiment of a lot of gamers, which is why games that reject wokification tend to do well financially. Companies that choose not to engage in woke identity culture have my full support.
"It's not controversial if I agree with it."
I don't think his comments are a particularly big deal, but this is perhaps the worst, most narcissistic take on it. I'd ask for a source on that claim about what games do well financially but unironically saying "woke identity culture" gives me zero faith in your ability to comprehend data. Let me guess, you think Gillette lost $8B?
The data is fairly clear. If you believe that woke culture has had a positive impact in our overall social discourse then, I have a bridge to sell you. I'm an old school liberal. I think we should stop dividing people based on 'identities' and start treating people as individuals. Woke culture has brought nothing but destruction and tribalism. You are free to support it and I am free to oppose it.
I don't support it because it's not a real thing. It's a bogeyman used to sow destruction and tribalism.
You may not think it's a real thing and that's certainly fair, but then why put energy into this whole thing by commenting on it here?
There are a lot of people however who think it is very real and it is a problem that needs to be dealt with, and they're putting their money where their mouth is.
Blue wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 17:13:GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:55:You are the one who seems to be here only to argue about this one topic. You are the one who invoked "wokeism" in this thread, and as has been pointed out, it is your pet obsession.Blue wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:43:I see none in my statement. I'm Canadian, so I get to watch what is happening in the US from a bit of a distance. The US now resembles old Yugoslavia, with a serious case of Balkanization. This is primarily due to the tribal nature of identity politics.GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:38:Cognitive dissonance much?
I think we should stop dividing people based on 'identities' and start treating people as individuals. Woke culture has brought nothing but destruction and tribalism.
In another thread you said:I only recently decided to post because some of the people who post here seem so completely detached from the reality of what most gamers actually think. Nothing wrong with providing a counter point to the woke mob who relish in identity politics.
Trolls usually don't say the quiet part out loud.
So okay. You've made whatever point you want to make. Now it's time to stop picking fights over the identity politics you say you detest.
GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 17:06:Quboid wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 16:55:
I don't support it because it's not a real thing. It's a bogeyman used to sow destruction and tribalism.
You may not think it's a real thing and that's certainly fair, but then why put energy into this whole thing by commenting on it here?
There are a lot of people however who think it is very real and it is a problem that needs to be dealt with, and they're putting their money where their mouth is.
Rokkuu wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 17:20:
What a joke. All the Woke/DEI types are the ones commenting everywhere and giving their opinions where no one wants them.
The average gamer doesn’t want that bullshit and just wants good gameplay mechanics with a cool badass story.
GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 17:22:Congrats on grabbing the moral high ground there. Yeah, we're still discussing this because I'm so intolerant.
This is your site. If you don't want me to express a view you don't like or agree with, that's certainly understandable. Some people are tolerant of open discussion and some are not. It is what it is.
Blue wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 17:33:GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 17:22:Congrats on grabbing the moral high ground there. Yeah, we're still discussing this because I'm so intolerant.
This is your site. If you don't want me to express a view you don't like or agree with, that's certainly understandable. Some people are tolerant of open discussion and some are not. It is what it is.
You have been given ample opportunity to express your opinions. The opportunity to derail threads with endless debates about them is what's being curtailed. At this point the phrase "GHOB" appears in this thread 21 times. If you want to make points, post here. If you want to troll and argue, which is your stated intent, kindly go elsewhere.
GHOB wrote on Sep 19, 2024, 17:44:It's one of the points I made that you ignored when you went after the strawman of my intolerance. I quoted you from another thread: "I only recently decided to post because some of the people who post here seem so completely detached from the reality of what most gamers actually think. Nothing wrong with providing a counter point to the woke mob who relish in identity politics."
I don't recall saying I wanted to troll anyone. You chose to read that into my intent.
I've made 6 posts thus far and I've remained civil. If 6 posts are too many in a back and forth discussion, then my apologies.