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Shouting into the Void: Hang the Moderators
Online moderators suck. We’ve all experienced arbitrary deletions, woefully uneven enforcement of polices, and mods who are just plain raging cunts. But why do they suck such a mouldering bag…
Shouting into the Void: The Internet Ego Echo-Chamber
(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of the staff and/or any contributors to this site.) Can you imagine being…
Shouting Into the Void: Social Media Makes us Incredibly Lonely
I’m not one to buy into the modern fad of calling everything an epidemic or a crisis. The media uses alarmist words like these to grab our attention and inject…
Videogames are Amazing and Fun, The Culture War is Miserable and Boring
The origins of “culture war” as it stands today are shrouded in uncertainty, with each side accusing the other of firing the first shot. It is defined as “the conflict…
Shouting into the void: “I’M MAD AS HELL… and I don’t have anything better to do right now”
Internet outrage is something people love to partake in; even when a story isn’t true, is incomplete, or is obviously being sensationalized. It’s become an institution that borders on the…
Linkle and the Geek Culture War: “I’m touching your stuff!”
Recently Nintendo announced the inclusion of a new female version of Link in Hyrule Warriors named “Linkle.” Poor naming choices aside, the reaction to the announcement from the social justice pundits has…
Geek ‘Icons’ and Parasitic Celebrity
There is a class of person in the modern world who is merely famous for being famous. As a culture it’s become almost a cliché to criticize these people for…
Indie Implosion: Walking Simulators
In a previous entry in this series, “Indie Implosion: A Chair is a Videogame,” I explained my position on “games as art,” and the push towards concept over mechanics. Here…
The Myth of Geek Culture
(Partial editing credit goes to the wonderful @yutt on Twitter!) I don’t believe in a unified geek culture; I don’t believe there is one. Games, comic books, sci-fi, etc. are different industries…