Finally SOMEONE understood why I linked the video I linked, It's been paintful to see so many respond to that link and miss the point entirely.Twenty Ninjas said:To be honest, the video's kinda missing the point. Hepler wasn't harrassed because she was creative with her writing. Holy shit no. That never happened. Hepler was harrassed because she was a video game writer who didn't like video games, and people understandably flew off the handle (not that the death threats were understandable) at someone who got into the industry without deserving to. There are a lot of good writers out there who also like video games and Hepler leaving is not going to cause anything of value to be lost.
It's also a bit disconcerting that Hepler is now such a huge attention figure that the things she says can cause a massive shitstorm between gamers and the journalists who support them. I'm imagining the comical yet grim situation of her saying "I was almost raped by someone who said he didn't like Dragon Age 2" and gaming pundits everywhere getting enraged with series of condescending and patronizing articles towards the "gaming community" in an effort to find all of the bad weeds and tell them a thing or two!
Long story short, the fragile egos of game developers everywhere aren't my problem, my business nor my interest and I'd be happier if the things I watch weren't full of moral posturing addressed to a vocal minority that will be anything but convinced.
Even when 4chan is at it's worst, they wont ban you because someone got offended. In terms of being able to express unpopular ideas, it's a much better place than this forum.Thoralata said:That's like saying "4Chan is a great place for an intellectual discussion".
You do get more downright idiocy with that as well but that's the price of freedom.
So the guy who dosen't get a cent for his opinion, and expresses it in a calm reasonable manner even if it's the unpopular opinion, is more like Fox news than a man (Jim) who gets ad revenue and expresses the politically correct popular opinion more often than not. Might wanna look at that a bit more objectively, dont you think?You can say it, it's a filthy fucking lie, but you can certainly say it. Instig8iveJournalism is the face of everything wrong with the gaming community. He's the kind of person Jim and Bob beat on because he's such an easy target. He's the fucking Fox News of the gaming community.