it's supposed to connect 'steam' with 'extremism' instead of something like Twitter, Truth, or Fox to coincide with their recent 'fact finding mission'
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Absolutely, here is RFK on Sept 10 saying they cause mass shootings. (Completely ignoring the ENTIRE WORLD OUTSIDE THE US)
https://www.newsweek.com/rfk-video-games-mass-shootings-gun-violence-2127808
Also Congress has called for the leaders of discord, steam, Reddit and twitch to come and testify about extremism.
I don't see any of the social media heads who donated to Trump's inaugural on that list.
Steam is very much connected to extremism. Far right extremisn to be precise.
Take a look at any Steam forum and you'll see. The reason is because Valve hardly ever hires moderators and delegates responsibility to the developer who created the game the forum is about.
I think German speaking Steam has a total of two global (i.e. paid by Valve) moderators? Not sure where I've heard this though.
This actually true, even though I swear it didn’t used to be like that. There are sooo many far right people on the forums and in the discussions. I was looking up a game where one of the female characters has the option to date her female friend. I went to the discussion tab to see if anyone knew what choices you had to pick to unlock it. A whole bunch of trolls calling the game “woke” and disgusting for hating an OPTIONAL story arc. Even on games like Life is Strange, which isn’t a new game and is pretty well known for having lgbtq elements, tons of far right people gay-bashing in the discussions tab.
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I wish we lived in a time before videogames when there were no political assassinations or mass shootings.
/s <-- do I even need this?
Famous gamer John Wilkes Booth.
Lincoln ruined his killstreak and swatting wouldn't be invented for three more years, by famous inventor Thomas "I made up the N word" Edison.
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I bet he played violent video games, like Among Us
"It is a cruel, evil game that teaches decit and murder. That is why I don't let you play Clue, son."
Because it's saying "leftists play video games, rightists play and watch sports" without saying it. Same with the "serially online" thing.
Lol, just check out WoWs general chat to find as many right wingers as you want.
Yeah but that's not the perception uh people that think they're offline rightists have.
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Would love some MAGA to say this to me. Then I whip their ass in any game or sport they want to play. Gravy Seals can get balled on.
I see. Video games cause violence. Guns had nothing to do with it. Mandatory id, facial scanning, and government reporting on all video game platforms is totally cool and justified. /s
You see, guns in video games, where nobody is hurt, are bad. Guns in reality are good.
It's a bad example, the gun in this case was good. Would have been great if just aimed 15 cm higher.
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I am telling you that there is proof video games effect people. Ever notice how most people born in the 80s grew up and all became plumbers? I mean sure all the competition has driven costs down for all of us and with just a little work you can find a plumber that will do the work for free, but a lot of these plumbers can no longer support their families and are forced to live in sewers and fight turtles for food.
there is proof video games effect people
Holy shit they can give birth now?
The trick to using effect/affect is to use them interchangeably and at random, then you're bound to be right sometime. Or panic and use "impact" instead, like a coward.
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and a gobsmacking negative review of Sea of Thieves despite that 2,000 hours of playtime.
Oh damn, he's one of those people... Sounds like the worst charge so far
I am more concerned that he logged like 3 work weeks worth of time playing "power washing simulator"
People under capitalism are so alienated from their work that they escape to something as mundane as Power Washing Simulator. Having a stable job with a modicum of satisfaction and control is a power fantasy nowadays.
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Jesus Christ, if true, what the holy incompetence.
Nothing incompetent about it. Just evil this time.
They want a profile of the guy. They want to sell him as a left-wing extremist. They'll outright lie about it if they have to--they mostly have already--but lies work better when they're based on some level of truth.
That's a shitload of time in a game that has barely any content.
Games are about having a good time. If your idea of a good time is story and completionism, then sure, what a waste of time. Some people just want to vibe, role play, or socialize.
Also some people just leave launchers open and rack up ghost hours unintentionally.
Edit: I'm amused there's so many reasons for leaving the launcher open I didn't even think of. Personally, mine was just having a bad habit of playing Elite Dangerous until I fell asleep in the chair. Computer would go to sleep, I'd rack an extra ~16 hours before ei came back. Then I'd remember to check in the morning, cutting it down to like 7 extra hours. I probably have 100-200 racked up from before I got better sleep commitment. 2020 was an interesting time in which time itself didn't matter for a bit. Rounding 1100 hours now.
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Now we know for certain that he is suffering from crazy
SoT is as much a chill game as it is competitive or grindy. I’ve probably spent a couple hundred hours in that game just fishing.
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How did he have time to practice his rifle skills? That's my question.
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His Steam profile has over 100 "Mind Blown!" Awards lmao
You can look up the tweet from the article to get the link to the Steam profile
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To me what's stupid is that they found nothing, as most of us would have expected going through a steam account, and yet they are "leaking" this information and what kind of bullshit narrative are they trying to push this time.
Trying to back up RFK's bullshit, disproven games caused mass shootings BS?
The fuckheads in office are searching for stuff they can blame. It's couldn't possibly because he was a right wing nutjob. Oh no it must be video games! Time to start cracking down on that now!
Dumb fucks...
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but I'm not sure what 2,000 hours in Sea of Thieves is supposed to tell us
Criminally insane.
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The evangelicals supporting trump are responsible for the recent mastercard debacle to remove steam games. I wouldn't be surprised if they start into a new wave "video games cause violence" bullshit.
Also I thought the kid seemed fairly normal but him being a SoT sicko makes me wonder.
It supposed to help them find something that will allow them to convince us to let them do what they already decided they want to do.
It's supposed to paint the "Games turn people violent" narrative, nothing else.
This dude could have 2000 hours on Animal Crossing and they'd still find a way
They’re trying to obtain chat logs and communications across any channels. Each game’s developer is probably going to get a subpoena to hand them over.
This isn’t surprising or stupid.
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That’s because 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, who was charged earlier this week with murdering Kirk at a speaking event last week, reportedly used Donald Trump’s name as an alias on the Valve-owned gaming storefront at one point. Sources told Bloomberg the reference to the president is what led to the Secret Service’s involvement despite the Homeland Security agency having no role in protecting Kirk at the time of the assassination.
https://kotaku.com/charlie-kirk-shooter-steam-library-valve-discord-radicalization-2000626897
1.) If you didn’t vote in '22 or '24 and legally had the ability to do so, you’re not a Liberal or Progress, full stop.
2.) No Liberal or Progressive would want to be associated with Trump, even ironically for the “lols”.
He bagged some transgender baddie and it turned a God-fearing conservative white boy into a radical sleeper cell leftist assasin. That's why they are trying to keep us transgender girlies down...
Sometimes the Stochastic Terrorism boomerangs.
This is exactly what intelligent people have been saying for years would happen.
Some MAGAt, primed for violence, finally figures out they've been lied to for 10 years & decided to put that penchant for violence to use.
Both of Trump's would-be assassins were registered Republicans.
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I don't know that 2000 hours in sea of thieves means he's incompetent; sure the game can be finished faster but maybe he just really likes it
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