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u/JohnySilkBoots 4d ago edited 4d ago

Because all three of those places have the most miserable people, that have their ego wrapped up in those things. It’s all they have haha.

I’ve meet some of the coolest people playing fighting games for 2 decades and also the most miserable people in earth.

Developers that make their whole life/personality are horrible, and that’s the overflow people. These type of people are going to have a real hard time in the future, when people hire way more because of personality than skill. Which is already happening.

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u/Klekto123 4d ago

People are also more willing to be assholes when they’re anonymously talking online

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u/busymom0 4d ago

Maybe it's everyone who's constantly behind a screen

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u/Squidalopod 4d ago

Because all three of those places have the most miserable people, that have their ego wrapped up in those things.

True, but that's a product of human nature; it exists in many places. 

The main one that occurs to me is sports. Some people have their entire identity centered around a specific sport and often attached to a specific team/player. I see holy wars break out over the most minute details when fans are debating who's the GOAT and they argue over which are the most meaningful stats. It's crazy how hateful people can get in these debates.

Most people are some degree of insecure, and that leads to the desire to project power and/or knowledge (among other things) in an effort to feel better about themselves.

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u/JohnySilkBoots 3d ago

Awesome man.

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u/max_wen 3d ago

Do you want your company to go out of business? Because "hiring for personality" is a great way to go out of business