88chaz88 said:
It's funny how Gamergate is becoming the biggest antithesis to free speech in journalism.
And by "funny" I mean "terrifying".
Yes this was GG's fault because... um... sexism... or something IDK.
Can you people make up your mind? Is GG dead and beaten or a terrifying boogyman that can destroy sites on a whim. You cant have a handy punching bag and a useful monster at the same time, chose one.
webkilla said:
http://www.alienpickle.com/2015/01/defy-media-cuts-staff-at-escapist.html
Haha wow, if those guys became any more self aggrandizing and smug it would tear a hole in reality. And people wonder why I'm #GG sympathetic. Also speaking of "is he really still a thing?" Hi Matt Lees, still desperately grasping for relevance despite a total lack of appreciable talent to back up your colossal ego?
That said I really doubt politics are the reason behind this, considering Movie "there are no bad methods only bad targets" Bob is still employed. Looks more like Tito taking the standard "welp now I don't work there anymore so I can publicly express how I think my former coworkers are scum without losing my job" opportunity. Kinda surprised though Tito never struck me as the kind of person who got that butthurt about other people daring to have an opinion. It will be interesting to see if he uses new employment or a personal platform to write a big hitpeice about how Yatzee is a horrible misogynist dirtbag and the Escapist is literally patriarchy or just lets it go with a few bitter tweets.
Actually now that I think about it, I really hope this doesn't set the PC pitchfork mob on Yahtzee. Based on Let's Drown Out he seems like a really nice guy, and he has tried so hard to stay out of internet shit whirlpools, so it would suck if people try to run him out of town for some imagined fault in these layoffs.