After being honored at The Game Awards for helping laid-off devs, Amir Satvat says he's received 'countless' hateful messages (www.pcgamer.com)
from inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world on 18 Dec 02:41
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Phegan@lemmy.world on 18 Dec 03:00 next collapse

People be licking boots out here.

NOT_RICK@lemmy.world on 18 Dec 03:08 next collapse

Never has it been easier for small people to attempt to knock people down to their level. It’s a shame people feel alright being so nasty to a complete stranger

Godort@lemm.ee on 18 Dec 03:19 next collapse

Man, that fucking sucks. The work this dude is doing is worth respect.

yesman@lemmy.world on 18 Dec 03:36 next collapse

This person appears to deserve recognition and respect. It is also a macabre PR stunt to defect criticism for layoffs during what’s essentially an industry party of self congratulations.

Two things can be true.

thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world on 18 Dec 07:05 next collapse

sure, but that’s not his fault.

CosmoNova@lemmy.world on 18 Dec 09:20 collapse

I honestly expected TGA to be more tone deaf and not address it at all after speeches about the „golden era for gaming“ from previous years. The entire award show is a PR stunt anyway. At least this single award spreads some awarenes and reminds us layoffs aren‘t just a number, but real people.

MarcomachtKuchen@feddit.org on 18 Dec 08:37 next collapse

I 100% trust this guy. He’s just a incredibly genuine guy who wanted to help and has done an incredible amount of work. So happy he got the award.

Murvel@lemm.ee on 18 Dec 11:06 next collapse

No good deed goes unpunished after all

NutWrench@lemmy.world on 18 Dec 18:21 next collapse

The article was incredibly light on specifics. What were the hateful / threatening messages? Why would anyone have a problem with helping developers find new jobs? Why were those developers fired in the first place?

ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net on 18 Dec 18:42 collapse

The “Go woke, go broke” man babies who believes that failed games were because of politics™, and any attempt to help those people is a act of aggression.

Pachinkopete@lemmy.world on 19 Dec 06:45 collapse

These people complain about woke this woke that and don’t even know what the term means.

Aielman15@lemmy.world on 20 Dec 00:35 collapse

Because the term means nothing, really. It’s just a vehicle for hateful rhetoric, incorrectly applied to everything that they don’t like. Yet half the things they like would be considered “woke” by their standards if they were released today.

SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world on 18 Dec 18:34 next collapse

God I hate Gamers™

MeaanBeaan@lemmy.world on 18 Dec 20:33 next collapse

His speech made me tear up a little and I have absolutely no dog in this race whatsoever. The fuck is wrong with people?

GreenKnight23@lemmy.world on 20 Dec 05:07 collapse

mostly they’re oppressed and rightfully feel a lack of control of their circumstances.

doesn’t make it right, but it’s why anyone bullies others. to feel powerful and in charge.

[deleted] on 19 Dec 02:40 next collapse

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this@sh.itjust.works on 19 Dec 06:42 collapse

This man is a hero, everyone spewing hate at him needs to take a long hard look at their life.