So i know that no one cares and this is mostly a circle jerk, but i would also like to say something.
GamerGate happened because Gaming journalists are un-trust worthy and have no ethical standards and they are not willing to police them self. If this was only about Zoe Quinn the entire thing would be gone by now, but it is still there growing every day and that can not be blamed on a few hateful trolls. No it is deeper then that and until Jeff and ohter people on major sites is willing to call out his own comrades in the industry for there very mistrustful practices it will continue.
Not only Jeff of course, but as some one who have seen video games come and go for as long as Jeff have i know how corrupt and bullshit the entire video game "Journalist" thing is. No one is willing to call one another out for this and that leads to the mistrust between "Gamer's" like my self and the media. I mean we are not at a time where if you want to sell a game you do not go to IGN or Gamespot you go on YouTube and give the game to one of them because that will generate sales. The trust of reviews is so low that it is not wonder that people are starting to see patterns of unethical practices.
Anita Sarcisen sends out a video and the entire gaming press fawns over it and ignore the flaws no one even says any thing that can be seen as any kind of critical and there for people see patterns of corruption when it is most likely incompetency.
Depression quest comes out and a lot of us with depression find it insulting, but the gaming press will not speak out about that part so people see patterns of corruption.
A hole host of Gaming journalists sends out nasty twitters and mails to people and no one with in the gaming press is willing to call out there comrades. SO people see corruption instead of the truth that most of these gaming journalist are cowards who would rather not rock the boat.
The Gamergate guys might be wrong, but you can not blame them for seeing corruption and unethical behavior when the gaming journalism industry is as bad as it is.
I have no horse in this. Yes Gaming Journalists are unethical and un-trust worthy that is nothing new, but they are slowly dying out so i don't care any more and the gamer gate guys are going about every thing all wrong, but it is how it is.
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