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[Eddie-Griffin]

So I've noticed this becoming more and more common over the last several years, but what prompted this thread was this recent bizarre post the below author deleted, and tried to brush)laugh) off poorly today,

(tweet made below they deleted it)


I feel like maybe some game developers would be better off, well, off of social media. They make themselves look bad, they made the studio or people they work with look bad, and it's clear they are too engrossed in it and it's causing a clear mental decline.

There are just some people that can't handle something so simple as social media or online interaction facing criticism. Half of these people would have barely, if at all, been online two decades ago or earlier and they can't handle this softer internet in 2023. Even a little bit of common sense or 4 second research could have prevented this tragedy from happening.

 

[Punished Miku]

I miss the VR threads now.

 

[ironmang]

I think professional victim would be a more appropriate description for that person than "game developer".

 

[Gambit2483]

Not in Japan (sans Kamiya/Koijma)....

 

[DerivedDataCache]

Who cares. Twitter is not a real place.

 

[Crayon]

Seems intuitive that they'd be better off without it but a lot of these kids would jump out a window if you took their phone away.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

Social media makes everyone decline mentally, though I don't see a single developer mentioned in the OP.

 

[TexMex]

Can you share some thread ideas you passed on?

 

[Bragr]

I like Jaffe.

But seeing him live on his show has made me question things around game developers.

 

[Kuranghi]

I like Jaffe.

But seeing him live on his show has made me question things around game developers.

He was doing great and then he went full orange-flavoured biscuit-cake and lost me. I did his "call in show" via Discrd and he just seemed to going in circles in his reasoning. Seemed to be thinking about things and not just parroting the usual points you hear but then would be stuck on one of those points and unable to move past it.

 

[gaming_again]

Broanna Wu is not a games developer and has been completely mental for years.

 

[Captain Toad]

 

[ReBurn]

Brianna Wu is the poster child for mental illness. Social media didn't cause it. Believing she was being objectified during gamergate proves that she was mental all along.

 

[RoboFu]

Not just game developers..

 

[Mr Reasonable]

This forum is social media, and in that sense, I can see your point.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

Obsession with social media makes anybody decline mentally.

 

[bender]

Using Brianna Wu of all people as your example of a game developer is an interesting choice.

 

[Kacho]

Eddie knows what he’s doing

 

[Clear]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but my understanding is that the industry has become super-woke to the extent that most people involved who aren't onboard with "the message" are keeping their heads down and mouths shut so as to keep their jobs.

Basically its like Hollywood, but worse as most people involved don't have the power to stand up against it even if they disagree. Add on top of that the extreme polarization of the enthusiast press and the Youtube side, and basically I see videogames inevitably turning into the wokist alamo.

By which I mean it will be the last bastion they hold-out even *IF* progressive thought starts to fall out of favour elsewhere in the media. They've been clinging onto "Gamergate" for years at this point, so they chance of them going quietly into the good night seems implausible to me. They will fight tooth-and-nail to hold onto their power in gaming.

 

[bender]

 

[semiconscious]

'game developers' = brianna wu? never change, op...

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Using Brianna Wu of all people as your example of a game developer is an interesting choice.

 

[CGNoire]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but my understanding is that the industry has become super-woke to the extent that most people involved who aren't onboard with "the message" are keeping their heads down and mouths shut so as to keep their jobs.

Basically its like Hollywood, but worse as most people involved don't have the power to stand up against it even if they disagree. Add on top of that the extreme polarization of the enthusiast press and the Youtube side, and basically I see videogames inevitably turning into the wokist alamo.

By which I mean it will be the last bastion they hold-out even *IF* progressive thought starts to fall out of favour elsewhere in the media. They've been clinging onto "Gamergate" for years at this point, so they chance of them going quietly into the good night seems implausible to me. They will fight tooth-and-nail to hold onto their power in gaming.

God I Hope your Wrong.

 

[Guilty_AI]

you mean just developers?

 

[Crayon]

I'm not worried about wokeness in games. Hey, I got paradise killer out of it.

 

[Portugeezer]

Lol. What game developer?

 

[Majormaxxx]

*Banana Woo am I right.

Cause this person is bananas. B A N A N A S. Bananas.

 

[Fbh]

Only those with:
-Blue, purple, (fake) red, etc hair
-Pronouns and/or flags on thier bio
-A diet consisting of no less than 20% fair trade soy lattes.

I doubt people like our lord and saviour Hidetaka Miyazaki spend their time on Twitter drama

 

[Robb]

I feel like most people would be better of off social media.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Gaming industry as a whole have lots of weird employees. And it sure seems they like having loud political Twitter accounts too.

That's media industry people for ya. Always trying to get noticed for their 15 mins of fame.

It's like a drug. People who get into media need the limelight shone on them or else they feel miserable. They also like being combative on social media too.

Managing finance people isn't hard. Most are pretty introverted. And you almost never get people giving you attitude or lip service. It's just the kind of department where people listen (the sales department is one where there's lots of wild westers doing their own thing getting into battles with bosses). Their focus is just on doing a good job and ensuring the numbers are right. If I teleported to a gaming company or a gaming news site, I bet I'd have to switch hats and be that super chummy, pat on the back, positive reinforcement boss to the entire department.

 

[AJUMP23]

Some people are not worth talking about.

 

[Kilau]

I miss the VR threads now.

But with Eddie it’s a “Hard R” in VR

 

[Three]

I honestly think the people who complain about throw away comments on social media are more mental than the people making those comments.

So the person doesn't like the R word and thinks the N word is racist, so what?

Honestly trying to paint people as crazy for that is like having a conversation with someone about something rudimentary and then someone going and trying to convince others they're crazy for it. That might just be narcissism at play.

 

[radewagon]

This forum is social media, and in that sense, I can see your point.

I think the main difference is that this forum has a relatively small community and no one, to the best of my knowledge, is posting simply to gain notoriety and/or followers. We aren't trying to influence the masses and we are okay with not being the protagonist. We're just here to share our ideas and experiences for the sake of sharing our ideas and experiences with members of our gaming community. No ulterior motives. No delusions of grandeur. That's why I like it here.

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

I think the main difference is that this forum has a relatively small community and no one, to the best of my knowledge, is posting simply to gain notoriety and/or followers. We aren't trying to influence the masses and we are okay with not being the protagonist. We're just here to share our ideas and experiences for the sake of sharing our ideas and experiences with members of our gaming community. No ulterior motives. No delusions of grandeur. That's why I like it here.

We have worse... we have people like the OP who just want to see the world burn.

Spoiler

runs away

 

[Cyberpunkd]

I feel like maybe some game developers would be better off, well, off of social media.

That goes for majority of humans, not only game developers.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Who cares. Twitter is not a real place.

Tell that to people using Twitter, they will look at you like you’re crazy.

 

[LRKD]

Without reading any of the thread. Social media makes EVERYONE stupider, and should be avoided

 

[Brigandier]

I wish social media didn't exist it's vile.

 

[GoldenRetreating]

Well, even before Twitter or Online Presences, the world was already descending into insane depression around the 2000s, and it's not like the 90s weren't exempt from building the issues either

 

[Dirk Benedict]

The same person who headed development for this AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Game?


This shit is some fucking Reboot looking shit, only, Reboot came out, back in like, 2000. 1994. Lmao!

 

[rofif]

Social media makes everyone decline mentally, though I don't see a single developer mentioned in the OP.

Exactly. Social media was a mistake

 

[Kataploom]

No, it's obsession with other's opinions... No matter if it's on social media, the press or their neighborhoods, they shouldn't be seeking people's opinion if they can't handle them, many will just shit on them no matter what, if they don't know how to manage the anxiety of being confronted, they're better off just shutting the fuck up and avoiding those specific social interactions

 

[nikos]

She definitely seems like she's what she thought "hard R" stood for.

Obsession with social media is making people dumber altogether.

 

[Filben]

I never comprehend these out of context twitter dialogues (is it even a dialogue or people just shouting into the room?).

Anyways, it's not only developers that mentally decline. It's everyone using it on heavy basis sooner or later.

 

[k_trout]

cant blame social media for the condition of peoples thought processes, people have been confused forever, only difference now is we all have a global platform to expose our craziness

 

[GymWolf]

The turd i expelled yesterday is more of a game developer than brianna who?

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Too much time on the Internet likely leads to mental decline / mental distortion. Go outisde and smell the flowers, grow some crops, cook yourself some decent food etc etc..

 

[Gaelyon]

It's not game developers it's everyone.

 

[Drizzlehell]

I've no idea who this person is and I don't mind it at all.