Yeah, the steam forums are full of shitheads, but that's true most of the time, on most issues. I do feel bad for Playtonic having to take a bunch of shit for doing the right thing. I sent them a congratulatory tweet. People should feel free to tweet them and thank them for their stance. Don't let the assholes be the only ones talking.
I agree. I'm gonna be honest, tolerant and good people need to be more of a presence in situations like this. It's difficult and it's a bit like swimming upstream in a creek of shit but honestly when the conversation and forums and tweets and all that space is solidly swamped with the shit-stains of the internet and the better people tut tut from on high (I'm including myself in that, I could certainly be more active in these things) and decry all of that...while not in those same public spaces saying these things...it lets them sort of control that space and I think that's why a lot of this shit is festering now.
The problem is they can be relentless and we simply don't want to be as relentless as them. They gather and mobilize to swarm, to flood these kinds of places with their opinions. And we don't. There are some amazing people on this website that have incredible posts and arguments and are really good at repeatedly responding to the few people like this that post on GAF but it needs to be out there in that space too. And I know a lot of people do that as well which I am eternally grateful for. Can you imagine if we all signed up and posted on the Yooka-Laylee forums thanking them, for every thread they start we started one saying we support them and thank them?
I also though, probably against the beliefs of many, have no problem lowering myself to their level as I think that assumes you can be effective or solve these issues with the more "educated" or intelligent position. And the way this world is currently, I definitely don't believe that's true.