softmachine

Well, I know that I'm not going to be the one to write a piece that magically ends gamergate but it is such a bummer waking up everyday and finding out this is still going on, it really makes you wish you could do something to help, even if it's only a little. But yeah, even I lost faith on my idea after browsing KiA for a little bit, superficially it looks a lot better than 8chan but at a closer look, it's really not that different. Brazilian, actually.

Does KiA allow anti-GG posts? Maybe I'm naive but I think if someone wrote a comprehensive piece demystifying "SJWs" aimed at gaters, we would convert some people. I think the key here is writing it with the knowledge that the people who will read it have associated themselves with this toxic thing to the point where it becomes part of their identity, we're only going to convey them information if we do it without hurting their egos. I know it feels shitty to give them the satisfaction of treating them well after everything that happened but every time I read an anti-GG piece I can't help but think: you're right, but you're not going to change anyone's minds. I can imagine that if this whole kerfuffle happened a few years ago I would be at GG's side since I was a dumb, frustrated teenager browsing 4chan, that's probably why I don't really feel angry when I see a GGer posting something completely unreasonable, I just feel kind of sad. PS: English is not my first language so I apologize in advance for any mistakes in this post.