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[hanspampel]

wow 3 years already
well the VR space didn't change much in that timeframe.
feels like yesterday, when oculus was sold to facebook

 

[Iva Demilcol]

Good news.

Hope we never hear of him ever again but somehow I doubt that would be possible.

 

[Stormblessed]

He'll move onto some new tech venture and end up in the public eye again in a few years, I'm sure. Memories are short, and the extent to which the broader public cares about what he's said or done is rather overstated.

 

[MontyBrown]

He is insanely rich and going to live a life most of us could only dream of so hardly cause for so much celebration. Plus nearly eveything you buy will be made by some shithead. Many remain at Oculus probably...

I think he's a fucking tool but this doesn't seem like a victory.

 

[Tranqueris]

Good. I can think about supporting Oculus again.

This company's approach for dealing with this was to try to sweep it under the rug and label Palmer's alt right bullshit as just another "political opinion."

 

[joms5]

bye_felicia.gif

Bye Felicia

I can't wait till that phrase dies.

This was just a matter of time. Doesn't surprise me. Enjoy your millions (billions?)

 

[rambis]

Not aware of why GAF hates him aside from being a goof.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...re-secretly-funding-trump-s-meme-machine.html

 

[robotrock]

Not aware of why GAF hates him aside from being a goof.

For me, it was the sandals.

 

[bigboss370]

Is it safe to buy a Rift now?

the fact that facebook never condemned his actions (not even close), and didn't formally fire him, saying he will be "dearly missed" in their statement...

you probably shouldn't buy a Rift.

FOH palmer

 

[tootie923]

Believe.

Brooke's face when this happened:

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

Would this guy have gotten anywhere without Carmack?

 

[Izuna]

Is there a chance that by contract of selling Oculus, he HAD to continue work for this duration?

 

[AuthenticM]

I hope he does some soul searching and becomes a better person.

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

https://twitter.com/notaxation/status/847553186005000192

 

[Izuna]

https://twitter.com/notaxation/status/847553186005000192

Only that much?

 

[joms5]

https://twitter.com/notaxation/status/847553186005000192

lol big brass balls.

 

[MontyBrown]

https://twitter.com/notaxation/status/847553186005000192

I don't know who this guy is (probably some alt right POS?) so I don't want to side with him, but he ain't wrong.

If Palmer lost hundreds of millions by being forced to donate it to good causes/charities which we know he stands against, that'd hurt. Our words? Nope.

 

[Netherscourge]

Oculus co-founder...

LOL

Stopped reading after that

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

lol

 

[mjp2417]

Not aware of why GAF hates him aside from being a goof.

There are a bunch of links in this thread explaining why

 

[Tain]

imagine feeling a strong drive to publicly defend luckey by pointing out that he has money lmao

 

[Rabid Dwarf 76]

https://twitter.com/notaxation/status/847553186005000192

He's not wrong.

 

[Alucrid]

lol

i thought it was just $2000?

 

[GOOCHY]

https://twitter.com/notaxation/status/847553186005000192

Leave it to that dip shit to support Luckey.

 

[Armaros]

lol

That great courage to defend rich bigots by saying they have money.

 

[Wallach]

imagine feeling a strong drive to publicly defend luckey by pointing out that he has money lmao

Everyone knows the value of a person is represented by a number.

 

[GlamFM]

https://twitter.com/notaxation/status/847553186005000192

Colin not holding back anymore I see.

Soon people will be very embarrassed to have put up a fight for him.

 

[Terbinator]

lol

I don't understand. Isn't Colin one of the biggest rent boys around?

 

[ryseing]

I don't know who this guy is (probably some alt right POS?) so I don't want to side with him, but he ain't wrong.

If Palmer lost hundreds of millions by being forced to donate it to good causes/charities which we know he stands against, that'd hurt. Our words? Nope.

Former IGN/Kinda Funny dude who caters to that audience. His podcast was called "Colin Was Right" if that gives you an idea about who he is.

 

[Codeblue]

He's not wrong.

Just yelling out irrelevant facts to make his alt right circle jerk feel better about society disowning them yet again.

 

[Wollan]

Palmer Luckey will live a luxurious life, you're right, but why would you defend his actions.

 

[Mister_Bubbles]

He's not wrong.

That Trump rhetoric though. 'Dying websites. Sad!'

 

[JordanN]

https://twitter.com/notaxation/status/847553186005000192

His username is notaxation.

 

[Alucrid]

did it hurt his money situation? probably not. did it hurt his standing in the industry among his peers? probably. being nominated as and winning the hottest mess of 2016 ain't the best look.

 

[Kaako]

Colin not holding back anymore I see.

Soon people will be very embarrassed to have put up a fight for him.

I can't fucking wait for this, but sadly with internet/anonymity there might not be much hope.

Trash attracts trash; Moriarty ever so quick to jump on that Luckey defense.

 

[MontyBrown]

did it hurt his money situation? probably not. did it hurt his standing in the industry among his peers? probably. being nominated as and winning the hottest mess of 2016 ain't the best look.

Being on a yacht, travelling around the world, surrounded by beautiful women, probably makes him forget what the Duders named him on some podcast...

Former IGN/Kinda Funny dude who caters to that audience. His podcast was called "Colin Was Right" if that gives you an idea about who he is.

No.. I only listen to Giant Bomb and Idle Thumbs haha.

 

[Tagyhag]

Good. I think people need to give the Rift more chances.

Nah, they still defended him, didn't condemn their child molester, and they're trying to make VR a closed ecosystem.

If someone wants to support Facebook that's on them, but it's not like they're clean now.

 

[Q8D3vil]

He made bank and moved on.
I wonder if OR can even survive at this point.
Valve can always keep experimenting with vr since they make bank with steam.
I wont be sad if Oculus went under. I rather have one unified vr on pc instead of the current shitshow.

 

[Burbeting]

So basically Colin is saying "You are not allowed to punch up, but I'm allowed to punch down."

So nothing new about his views.

---

On topic, it seems likely that Oculus had to keep Luckey around until end of fiscal year. Timing is heavily suspicious.

 

[zashga]

Yeah, I was waiting for this after the lawsuit concluded. I kinda got the impression they only kept him around because of that ongoing litigation. Obviously that's just speculation though.

Not gonna miss this guy in the games industry.

 

[Turbo Killer]

Brooke's face when this happened:

What show is this from?

 

[Alucrid]

Being on a yacht, travelling around the world, surrounded by beautiful women, probably makes him forget what the Duders named him on some podcast...



No.. I only listen to Giant Bomb and Idle Thumbs haha.

fair point. money did make notch into a happy person.

 

[hawk2025]

https://twitter.com/notaxation/status/847553186005000192

I don't know who this guy is (probably some alt right POS?) so I don't want to side with him, but he ain't wrong.

If Palmer lost hundreds of millions by being forced to donate it to good causes/charities which we know he stands against, that'd hurt. Our words? Nope.

He's not wrong.

Y'all serious?

"He has money, therefore your criticism doesn't matter."

Do you realize how sociopathic that sounds?

 

[dreamfall]

That tough guy Colin act is hilarious.

 

[GitarooMan]

So he's rich? Is that the extent of the defense force these days? Lol

 

[L Thammy]

I don't know who this guy is (probably some alt right POS?) so I don't want to side with him, but he ain't wrong.

If Palmer lost hundreds of millions by being forced to donate it to good causes/charities which we know he stands against, that'd hurt. Our words? Nope.

My assumption is that he's guy who named himself after a famous villain and then decided to be a villain IRL.

Y'all serious?

"He has money, therefore your criticism doesn't matter."

Do you realize how sociopathic that sounds?

The criticism matters, but it's true in that he hasn't been destroyed by what he's done. This isn't really a big win, as fun as it is to think of it as one.

 

[Tranqueris]

https://twitter.com/notaxation/status/847553186005000192

This bullshit argument. Sure he has money but how many people are lining up to work with Palmer Luckey now? Who knows, maybe he can use some of that money to buy himself some friends.

 

[MontyBrown]

fair point. money did make notch into a happy person.

I assume Notch has some sort of depression from the stuff I've seen him post. I don't think he can be used as a 'money doesn't make you happy' argument personally.

Y'all serious?

"He has money, therefore your criticism doesn't matter."

Do you realize how sociopathic that sounds?

I'm not saying that it doesn't matter per se, I think it's good for society to point it out, but do I think he will lose sleep over it with his wealth and freedoms in life? No.

 

[low-G]

Y'all serious?

"He has money, therefore your criticism doesn't matter."

Do you realize how sociopathic that sounds?

It's more that they actually like Luckey and think he's good and right, and thus want to verbally support him in a way that appears unbiased.

 

[Tain]

Y'all serious?

"He has money, therefore your criticism doesn't matter."

Do you realize how sociopathic that sounds?

some people legitimately believe that everybody lives exactly as comfortably as they deserve to

notaxation baby~