Optimus Lime
(L3) + (R3) | Spartan rage activated
'Gaming culture' in 2017 is a flaming garbage fire of toxicity and idiocy. This is true. I find it completely exhausting - there is no topic that is not tainted by screeching, blabbering morons.
Which is why I'm slowly withdrawing from multiplayer games, and only using things like Reddit or what have you as a news aggregator. I really have to remind myself not to participate in most gaming-dedicated spaces, I just don't comment and let the idiots fight amongst themselves.
And, I'm focusing more on single player and co-op experiences, which just don't seem to attract the same level of insanity. I've just had a really lovely weekend revisiting No Man's Sky, and just wandering around on my own enjoying myself. Blissful. Later, if I feel like playing something with another human, I might play a bit of Warframe, where I'm not going to be insulted or attacked.
You don't have to quit gaming, OP. Just be smart about what it is, and where you should dedicate your time and energy.
Which is why I'm slowly withdrawing from multiplayer games, and only using things like Reddit or what have you as a news aggregator. I really have to remind myself not to participate in most gaming-dedicated spaces, I just don't comment and let the idiots fight amongst themselves.
And, I'm focusing more on single player and co-op experiences, which just don't seem to attract the same level of insanity. I've just had a really lovely weekend revisiting No Man's Sky, and just wandering around on my own enjoying myself. Blissful. Later, if I feel like playing something with another human, I might play a bit of Warframe, where I'm not going to be insulted or attacked.
You don't have to quit gaming, OP. Just be smart about what it is, and where you should dedicate your time and energy.