Do video games and gamers deserve more respect?

[Hakulyte]

Re: Do video games and gamers deserve more respect?

Everyone deserves respect.

I don't understand why someone would deserve more respect.

[leaves thread confused]

[choof]

Re: Do video games and gamers deserve more respect?

(as art)

actually unironically yes

(or professionals)

maybe yes but not as much as video games themselves

[DaBackpack]

Re: Do video games and gamers deserve more respect?

if one of the first things you self-identify as is a gamer I probably don't like you

also Joe Rogan sucks ass and always has

[melonpapes]

Re: Do video games and gamers deserve more respect?

hes got a similar take these days i think joe just doesnt understand. he pissed off a lot of streamers and "pro gamers" with this

[choof]

Re: Do video games and gamers deserve more respect?

if one of the first things you self-identify as is a gamer I probably don't like you

also Joe Rogan sucks ass and always has

pretty sure most of us are aware of the difference between a gamer and a Gamer

[Andy_M]

Re: Do video games and gamers deserve more respect?

I respect you melonpapes

[awein999]

Re: Do video games and gamers deserve more respect?

not everyone who disrespects gamers doesn't understand them but for the vast majority it comes from a place of ignorance and joe rogan would def. qualify as a boomer who doesn't understand the hobby and market. i still like him tho

edit: one word that doesn't get used enough in our culture these days is tolerance. not everyone has the same lvl of knowledge on everything and when we speak our minds it isn't always perfect. im sure there's things i would say to rogan that he would understand better and i hope he would tolerate me as well

[DaBackpack]

Re: Do video games and gamers deserve more respect?

pretty sure most of us are aware of the difference between a gamer and a Gamer

this describes my thoughts in a concise way. thanks Choof 👍

[MixMasterLar]

Re: Do video games and gamers deserve more respect?

if one of the first things you self-identify as is a gamer I probably don't like you

Oh.

[choof]

Re: Do video games and gamers deserve more respect?

Oh.

read my post
we aren't talking about people who play video games/hobbyists, we're talking about a specific identity, aka Gamers, that meet various stereotypes and quite frankly make the rest of us who enjoy video games look bad. you know, the kinds of people who bitch and moan about "politics in video games" when a developer decides to add a female character with dark skin, or the kinds of people who stopped playing wow because the new customization lets you look like an actual black person and black people don't exist in european fantasy. both of those examples are 100% true btw.

[choof]

Re: Do video games and gamers deserve more respect?

idk if they're a vocal minority or what but it seems like every time a video game gets released that even remotely "panders" you can finds these kinds of people in droves
let me be clear, there is no problem whatsoever with enjoying a good video game. there is a problem if you're getting mad at the existence of a gay npc, simply for being gay.

[DaBackpack]

Re: Do video games and gamers deserve more respect?

read my post
we aren't talking about people who play video games/hobbyists, we're talking about a specific identity, aka Gamers, that meet various stereotypes and quite frankly make the rest of us who enjoy video games look bad. you know, the kinds of people who bitch and moan about "politics in video games" when a developer decides to add a female character with dark skin, or the kinds of people who stopped playing wow because the new customization lets you look like an actual black person and black people don't exist in european fantasy. both of those examples are 100% true btw.

absolutely this pretty much

Additionally--- I would say in general, if your entire personality revolves around one single thing, whether it be video games, Harry Potter, dubstep, Catholicism, etc. then you (general you, not "MML you") are not a well-developed person and probably not super interesting.

I see it all the time on dating sites tbh. Someone's bio will say "I love Harry Potter!! I'm a Hufflepuff with Ravenclaw tendencies " or... "I love The Office! Looking for the Jim to my Pam..." etc. It's boring as fuck and doesn't get me excited about talking to you. Same with gaming.

I'm absolutely for loving niche hobbies! Just be sure you're able to hold conversations about different topics or else it'll get old real fast.

...And like, there's no problem putting hobbies in your dating profile, but "I like Harry Potter!" tells me nothing. We all like Harry Potter. If you wanna put your interests in your profile make it some weird shit. "I like doujin music", "I like slasher films", "I like gemcraft", those at least set you apart from everyone else!

[dAnceguy117]

Re: Do video games and gamers deserve more respect?

I like Peggle

[dAnceguy117]

Re: Do video games and gamers deserve more respect?

pretty sure most of us are aware of the difference between a gamer and a Gamer

this may be (i.e., hopefully is) true, but the only reason to make a serious post in a thread with this name is to try to clarify the distinction for people who aren't on twitter. (imo)

[MixMasterLar]

Re: Do video games and gamers deserve more respect?

Guys guys

I was joking

I got what you actually meant lol