Toxicity is the defining characteristic of online gaming communities for ~25 years now. If you decide to work in that industry you shouldn’t be surprised by it.
Not a reason to not wish for a different environment around gaming communities. Just sitting around thinking „always has been that way“ is not the way to change anything about the situation at all.
I mean, it’s not exactly a defining feature. It’s not a prerequisite for someone to be an asshole in order to be a gamer. It just happens that a bunch of people are toxic and a also play games.
Toxicity is the defining characteristic of online gaming communities for ~25 years now. If you decide to work in that industry you shouldn’t be surprised by it.
Not a reason to not wish for a different environment around gaming communities. Just sitting around thinking „always has been that way“ is not the way to change anything about the situation at all.
“I wish this Catholic Church was less dogmatic”
You’re wishing for the defining feature of the community to be different. Maybe you should just join a different community.
I mean, it’s not exactly a defining feature. It’s not a prerequisite for someone to be an asshole in order to be a gamer. It just happens that a bunch of people are toxic and a also play games.
When I say “gamer” what kind of person do you think of?
It’s the defining feature.
They’re almost certainly not surprised by it, they’re just fed up with it, and are telling this fact to gamer assholes.
Sounds like they’re being pretty toxic.
Toxic enough to feel as though they need to speak out about it.