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Unity shuts two offices because of credible threats

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Re: Unity shuts two offices because of credible threats

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Post by c-hendricks »

LegitShady wrote: post #10
c-hendricks wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nah, capital-g Gamers are a different breed than people who play video games.

capital g gamers is just a marketing term to try to convince people to buy RGB bling and overpriced accessories. Again, the only thing they all share in common is that they play games, which are entirely mainstream at this point.

Definitely don't agree. There's a difference in people who need support groups to tell them if a game is "too woke" for them / send death threats and people who have RGB.

Re: Unity shuts two offices because of credible threats

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Post by LegitShady »

c-hendricks wrote: post #11
LegitShady wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

capital g gamers is just a marketing term to try to convince people to buy RGB bling and overpriced accessories. Again, the only thing they all share in common is that they play games, which are entirely mainstream at this point.

Definitely don't agree. There's a difference in people who need support groups to tell them if a game is "too woke" for them / send death threats and people who have RGB.

It sounds like you've made up your own definition for something you already disliked and just call it gamers. Anyone reading resetera will know you don't have to be a right wing troll to be toxic.

Re: Unity shuts two offices because of credible threats

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Post by ecsenjoyer »

c-hendricks wrote: post #11
LegitShady wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

capital g gamers is just a marketing term to try to convince people to buy RGB bling and overpriced accessories. Again, the only thing they all share in common is that they play games, which are entirely mainstream at this point.

Definitely don't agree. There's a difference in people who need support groups to tell them if a game is "too woke" for them / send death threats and people who have RGB.

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Re: Unity shuts two offices because of credible threats

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Post by c-hendricks »

LegitShady wrote: post #12
c-hendricks wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Definitely don't agree. There's a difference in people who need support groups to tell them if a game is "too woke" for them / send death threats and people who have RGB.

It sounds like you've made up your own definition for something you already disliked and just call it gamers. Anyone reading resetera will know you don't have to be a right wing troll to be toxic.

Feels like you're missing the distinction I made. I'm not saying gamers are bad. I spend a lot of my time with games, I avoid the term for myself but am not calling gamers toxic by any means.

Re: Unity shuts two offices because of credible threats

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Post by olliej »

Nullabillity wrote: post #8
Sohcahtoa82 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While yes, frequently this is true, there are a lot of unhinged people that will make death/bomb threats against people/organizations they have beef with. Most of the time, these threats are completely meaningless with no intent of follow-through. But can you take that chance?

There are a lot of rich people that believe they have impunity to screw over whoever they want to with no repercussions. Solve that, and the rest of the problem goes away.

And obviously the employees and engineers working on unity made the choice about these policies, right?

Re: Unity shuts two offices because of credible threats

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Post by prepend »

Sohcahtoa82 wrote: post #3
LegitShady wrote: post #2

step 1 of crisis management - become the victim

While yes, frequently this is true, there are a lot of unhinged people that will make death/bomb threats against people/organizations they have beef with. Most of the time, these threats are completely meaningless with no intent of follow-through. But can you take that chance?

> While yes, frequently this is true, there are a lot of unhinged people that will make death/bomb threats against people/organizations they have beef with.

This is why crisis management firms recommend step one so frequently. It works.

Re: Unity shuts two offices because of credible threats

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Post by prepend »

olliej wrote: post #15
LegitShady wrote: post #2

step 1 of crisis management - become the victim

Are you saying that they made up the calls? Or that they made the calls themselves?

It’s really impossible to know unless the cops arrest the people who made the threats and get a conviction.

I think it’s much more likely they the threats are overblown to benefit Unity from a PR perspective than that anyone is actually planning violence against Unity employees.

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