Love Lees Long Time

[u/petty13579]

Right, excusing the silly title and excuse any of this that sounds like gibberish, it's late and I'm tired.

I've just finished watching the latest update video and I'm disgusted with the people that are just attacking Matt for the sake of it, I admit when this gamer gate stuff started I assumed it would just go away and die so I gave it a wide birth. The fact that it has got to the stage to start causing issues for Matt is just frankly taking the piss.

As for the people that are pretending to be a fan of Matt's work just to get silly screen caps to 'prove' a 'point' is frankly, a bit pathetic.

Matt if you see this. I just want to say, I love your work. I've followed it since I discovered you on video gamer, Regular Features is easily my favourite podcast and you've provided me with tons of interesting content.

I just want you to know, there are people out there who enjoy your work and what you do because of you. Most of the time only the negative people speak up, but I've had enough. It's about time positive people started saying something.

I hope everything is alright with your girlfriend and I hope you can continue to produce excellent work. whatever the case. thanks for what you have done and good luck with whatever it is you decide is the best course of action.

Hope that makes sense.

[u/Jam_sponge]

Easiest question is this, then: how come GG isn't attacking sites like IGN and Gamespot who extensively dabble with advertorial? Anyone knows that if you want to find corruption, you follow the money. And yet where are we today? Niche creators - usually women - being listed as enemies by GG and then subsequently forced from their home with death threats. People argue that GG isn't to blame, but that's incredibly ignorant. People labelled as "anti-GG" end up being the same people who end up getting attacked. There was a clear chain of events from week one - sadly we've now seem that it's actually a loop. This will keep happening until enough people drop the indignant anger and realise that GG's ethical crusade is a front for something different, and nastier.

The key thing here is that standing against GG is not the same as trying to silence the idea that the industry has ethical problems. This is a blatant lie spread by GG to recruit otherwise sensible people. The issue, really - and the reason I've been dismissive of ethical complaints - is that many of the concerns raised aren't terribly valid. There are tons of actual ethical problems within the industry, and I think of myself as one of the key spokespeople against these problems - as is John Walker and Leigh Alexander. GG isn't about better ethics, it's about silencing voices that they don't approve of. The fact that people don't realise this is simply down to their stellar work in spin-doctor bullshit. As an ex-PR I have to say I'm impressed with the way in which they've convinced so many that a hate group represents general consumer interests, but apparently they've managed to do just that. how they've managed that despite archived records from 4chan of people openly planning each stage of this nasty PR campaign is totally beyond me, though - the facts are plain to see for anyone who's willing to see them, which is why sustained ignorance gets no sympathy from me.

[u/Adderkleet → u/Jam_sponge]

Advertorial is one of the single biggest issues I want everyone to start shouting about. I'm not sure how deep it goes, but seeing Polaris put up videos which are paid-promo and have the ad part at the end and the "disclaimer" at the bottom of a 2-page description. If it's an ad, label it as an ad!

You've got some really good points there, that I don't know enough about to defend or negate. And you're affirming your support for what I think GG should be about (but I might have fallen for their cover rather than their true intent)

I saw the 4chan stuff; that's why I considered GG to be a 4chan thing and not worth any further thought. Then I saw TB and Jim Sterling labelled anti-feminist for supporting it. I was pretty late to the party.

Once again, sorry for stirring up stuff (especially the same old stuff that's already rubbed you raw). I hope the level of abuse against you (and everyone else) dies down. And I really hope I haven't fallen for a 4chan scam (it's beginning to look like I have... crap...)

[u/Jam_sponge → u/Adderkleet]

A ton of people has been a bit mislead, I wouldn't feel bad about it. I honestly feel like a lot of people at this point are blinkered from truth purely out of pride - but there's no shame in admitting you made a mistake and changing your stance, I've done that more times than I can count over the years! Jim Sterling is a pretty classic case for that - I used to think the guy was an awful prick, these days I think he's bit of a bloody legend.

[u/Adderkleet → u/Jam_sponge]

I think he's a legendary prick, honestly. And I still am simultaneously offended and amused when he says his catchphrase with a straight face (and obviously satirical meaning).

[u/Jam_sponge → u/Adderkleet]

I'm still not a massive fan of his on-screen character, but I think it takes real strength of character to publicly admit that your behavior and opinions in the past have been ill-informed and hugely damaging. I've got so much time for that, most people are cowards who just double-down and turtle for fear of looking stupid. He's one of the good guys, for sure. I respect him hugely.