That's right. They targeted gamers. The most oppressed minority group in the world. I hope that Hexbear and the international community will stand against this brutal oppression. #GamersRiseUp :jokah:

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
    ·
    edit-2
    4 years ago

    kids get groomed a lot and exposed to reactionary ideologies by playing online games

    The overwhelming most common instance of "grooming" takes place within your immediate family and family-friend groups. Get this Stranger-Danger shit out of here. Same with "reactionary ideology". This isn't something that kids just find online. It's put in place by family, by the reactionary chuds scattered throughout schools, summer camps, and other children's care organizations, and by other kids with reactionary ideology.

    Meanwhile, free-text online access is consistently one of the best ways to develop and use one's language skills. Literally learning by doing. Stripping people of the ability to converse in free text is fucking horrible, not only for one's social development but for one's own language development.

    Christ, why not suggest kids be banned from the fucking gym while you're at it? God forbid they get out and play any sports, because there's no shortage of reactionary assholes doing Little League Baseball. Everything from the community pool to the school chess club is out, because God Forbid someone with a Trump bumper sticker show up and open their mouths. Just pack the kids in Styrofoam until they turn 30, lest they see or hear something bad.