Cities: Skylines 2 developers have noticed 'a growing tendency of toxicity in our community'

https://programming.dev/post/8881756

Cities: Skylines 2 developers have noticed 'a growing tendency of toxicity in our community' - programming.dev

- Developers of Cities: Skylines 2 have noticed a growing toxicity in their community, which is affecting engagement and creativity. - The CEO of Colossal Order expressed concern about the negative impact of toxicity on the team and the community. - The developers still encourage helpful criticism from the community but ask for it to be constructive and kind. Archive link: https://archive.ph/mVaIY [https://archive.ph/mVaIY]

Have they considered the likelihood of the increased toxicity could be due to their business model and product performance?

No?

I didn’t think so.

Toxicity is inexcusable.

Greed is inexcusable.

Toxicity is a consequence.

Are we defending/justifying toxicity now?