So, this happened.
An indie dev friend brought it to my attention. and pointed out a ton of people on that list are pretty much headscratchers. Lots of marginalized voices, diverse people, stuff like that. What Polygon staff (well, Plante isn't now) seem to be doing are actively shutting down, y'know, diversity. And that's somewhat discouraging and worrisome.
And then there's me. I have, as far as I know, been on pretty good terms with Polygon's staff. Grant and I have chatted on Twitter on occasion, and it's always been quite friendly. Chris Plante and I've chatted too--heck, he once wrote an article and cited me in it. I kinda helped him with his PC.
As someone who's recently been getting more attention as a writer, with largely positive response, and someone who kinda wants to get a career in this stuff, being blocked by the kind of people in the position to hire me is worrying, especially since we've been on pretty good terms in the past.
Anywho, here's the list, make up your own mind
http://pastebin.com/zrcXiTdL
An indie dev friend brought it to my attention. and pointed out a ton of people on that list are pretty much headscratchers. Lots of marginalized voices, diverse people, stuff like that. What Polygon staff (well, Plante isn't now) seem to be doing are actively shutting down, y'know, diversity. And that's somewhat discouraging and worrisome.
And then there's me. I have, as far as I know, been on pretty good terms with Polygon's staff. Grant and I have chatted on Twitter on occasion, and it's always been quite friendly. Chris Plante and I've chatted too--heck, he once wrote an article and cited me in it. I kinda helped him with his PC.
As someone who's recently been getting more attention as a writer, with largely positive response, and someone who kinda wants to get a career in this stuff, being blocked by the kind of people in the position to hire me is worrying, especially since we've been on pretty good terms in the past.
Anywho, here's the list, make up your own mind
http://pastebin.com/zrcXiTdL