Ars TechnicaNov 15, 2023

At trial, accused Pelosi attacker says Gamergate led him to far-right conspiracies

DePape: Searches for game tips led to "talk about how toxic Anita Sarkeesian is..."

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/11/at-trial-accused-pelosi-attacker-says-gamergate-led-him-to-far-right-conspiracies/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

At trial, accused Pelosi attacker says Gamergate led him to far-right conspiracies

DePape: Searches for game tips led to "talk about how toxic Anita Sarkeesian is..."

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Show threadCamerondotcaNov 15, 2023
@arstechnica gamergate was the entry point for so many of these little fucks
Show threadLothus MarqueNov 16, 2023
@camerondotca @arstechnica I'm still pretty sure a bunch of that was a dry run for agitation in later elections. It followed a similar pattern, screaming accusations at any possible listener and nebulous enough to catch a wide group of people who wanted to fight over random relatively unrelated pet issues.
Somehow it "surprised" everyone that, shocker, a publishing sector that lives by press releases and free review copies might not be /entirely/ unbiased...
Show threadLothus Marque
@camerondotca @arstechnica Plus it fed into a whole lot of "it used to be better" nostalgia.
"Everything's garbage these days and this MUST be why. I don't ever have the same feeling I got when I used to open Nintendo Power as a kid!"
Nov 16, 2023 at 4:20amWeb