I just realized that what gamers (in the most pejorative sense of the term) like most in hard games and multiplayer games isn't actually playing games, but bragging rights, either from conquering a hard obstacle or beating other humans, which explains a lot about their toxicity.
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Imagine taking banter and teasing seriously.

@matrix Imagine yelling "subsribe to PewDiePie" before shooting a mosque on live video.

Closer to us, imagine posting a snarky reply to a post about toxicity.

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Imagine thinking that yelling a popular meme before shooting up a place somehow ties the subject of that meme to the shooting or that it's somehow the consequence of jokes on the internet.

@matrix Imagine thinking it has no relationship whatsoever.

@hypolite Sure, and D&D makes people worship Satan and video games cause violence.

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Imagine the numerous terrorist attacks commited in Allah's name everyday. There's a clear connection here.
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@hypolite @matrix Doesn't strike me as any weirder than all those Muslims shouting Allah Akbar as they slaughter innocent White people and non-Muslims.

At least PewDiePie is a real person - Allah is just a very nasty fictional character.
@ChristiJunior @hypolite @matrix The other difference between Pewdiepie and Allah is that Allah actually endorses those massacres and atrocities in his name.
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