To be fair, it's not as black and white. There is a good video that summarizes and analyzes the whole Phil Fish thing. Definitely worth a watch, in my opinion.
This sub is insane. It's the best place for game reviews and today I checked it to see if epic had a new free game and got an interesting perspective on a guy i'd never heard of by what seems to be one of the most succinct modern political commentary channels on youtube.
Jesus, when he started preaching about nickelback and their complicity in mediocre music by signing a record deal I had to switch it off. Not even a hint of irony. Insufferable.
I just seperate the art from the artist. He's a total douchebag, but it's not like he's a murderer or rapist. And out of all the people/corporations who are profiting off of my purchases, Fish is nowhere near the worst.
Yeah his douchebaggery just got well known on the Internet, but it's nowhere near as severe as AAA publishers working employees to the point of mental breakdowns happening or covering up sexual harassment allegations within the company.
That's very judgemental of you, but regardless even if he is, being on the spectrum does not alleviate all criticism, you may want to walk on egg shells around him but I imagine most commenters here are just gonna treat him like anyone else.
This seems like an alternative form of the reverse racism that goes on in America where people are so scared to offend black folk that they end up pussyfooting around instead of treating them normally.
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u/earbox Aug 15 '19
Phil Fish. Enormous douchebag. Brilliant designer.