If youβre wondering how Twitch intersects with murderous rightwing terrorism, itβs time for a refresher on the Ruby Ridge of online violence: Gamergate. And why it never went away, with β¦@BriannaWuβ© https://t.co/9zP4DOwwU8
— Virginia Heffernan (@page88) May 15, 2022
The G*mers Are Rising Up
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G*mergate is gonna be unironically in the history
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I got srdines to agree with me that goobergate directly led to the rise and election of Donald Trump so I hope that's included in the textbooks.
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Ironically G*merGate did expose a generation of nerds to just how willing the media are to lie whenever it suits them. That spark of anti-establishment populism is very much the press's own doing.
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Lying is so dangerous! It's hilariously ironic that only liars are willing to do it.
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