other than it being uncool because it's p.c., changing the category name has literally zero negative effects on anything
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Sunday, 6 December 2020 06:16 (three years ago) link
Exactly.
― Stone Cold Steve Ostentatious (Leee), Sunday, 6 December 2020 16:25 (three years ago) link
It undermines the credibility of campaigns aimed at furthering inclusive language so in that sense, yes, it does have negative effects. 'Blind playthrough' was never a slur or even a mildly pejorative expression: it's not a 'bad' thing to go in blind when you're starting a new game – on the contrary, it enhances the experience.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 6 December 2020 16:32 (three years ago) link
They’re “happy to see” that? Way to rub it in
― Evan, Sunday, 6 December 2020 17:28 (three years ago) link
It's actually quite hard to play a video game when you're blind. I wouldn't say it enhances the experience at all.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Sunday, 6 December 2020 22:25 (three years ago) link
My bad, I'd forgotten that the word 'blind' only has One True & Literal Meaning.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 6 December 2020 22:31 (three years ago) link
I dunno, letting your actions be dictated by edgelords and would-be edgelords seems to be a losing proposition twice over: first, you're ceding the moral high ground to them, and secondly, you're letting them dictate the contours of language.
I'd also like to imagine that acts like this might prompt other people to reexamine their own language, too.
― Stone Cold Steve Ostentatious (Leee), Sunday, 6 December 2020 23:56 (three years ago) link
But 'blind playthrough' was never the sole province of edgelords, unlike many other gaming-related expressions. If the goal is to pwn the Gamergate crowd (which is fine by mine), a self-pwn is not the best way to go about it imo.
― pomenitul, Monday, 7 December 2020 00:05 (three years ago) link
The goal is to honor a simple request by a subset of visually impaired gamers, not to pwn anyone.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 7 December 2020 00:14 (three years ago) link
Again, 'blind playthrough' does not denote anything negative. Arguing the observe is really stretching it.
― pomenitul, Monday, 7 December 2020 00:23 (three years ago) link
Why don't you tell that to visually impaired gamers like @stevesaylor or @stevenspohn. I'm sure they'd be happy to know it's just a misunderstanding.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 7 December 2020 00:32 (three years ago) link
I hope you realize that not all visually impaired gamers agree.
― pomenitul, Monday, 7 December 2020 00:34 (three years ago) link
do you know what subset means
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 7 December 2020 00:34 (three years ago) link
Said subset is not enough to determine whether 'blind playthrough' is acceptable or not.
― pomenitul, Monday, 7 December 2020 00:35 (three years ago) link
Like I said, go tell them that
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 7 December 2020 00:36 (three years ago) link
I would discuss this with them in person if given the chance, sure. As it stands, I don't have a Twitter account and am not interested in creating one.
― pomenitul, Monday, 7 December 2020 00:41 (three years ago) link
are people with nervous tics not offended by "Twitch" ?
― StanM, Monday, 7 December 2020 02:49 (three years ago) link
It's reasonable to consider it akin to all the examples under the posted tweet, so I would be curious what those cited visually impaired gamers would say about "double-blind study" etc.
― Evan, Monday, 7 December 2020 04:02 (three years ago) link
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/tech/pogchamp-emote-banned-capitol-hill-trnd/index.html
― real muthaphuckkin jeez (crüt), Thursday, 7 January 2021 23:47 (three years ago) link
https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/05/21/lets-talk-about-hot-tub-streams/
being found to be sexy by others is not against our rules
whew!
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 21 May 2021 18:53 (two years ago) link
being found to be sexy
― Clara Lemlich stan account (silby), Friday, 21 May 2021 19:00 (two years ago) link
we find the defendant to be...NOT SEXY!!
*cries of relief from the family*
― Karl Malone, Friday, 21 May 2021 19:03 (two years ago) link
i'm painting here now: https://www.twitch.tv/zach_tbd
― Read between the lines Zach (Karl Malone), Friday, 6 August 2021 00:18 (two years ago) link
Not twitch exactly, but does anyone know anything about Discord? I use it for ttrpgs through video and was looking for a bot that would track counters or tokens so that all players on the channel would be able to see the current count(s).
― Hannibal Lecture (PBKR), Monday, 4 October 2021 01:24 (two years ago) link
https://t.co/7vTDeRA9vt got leaked. Like, the entire website; Source code with comments for the website and various console/phone versions, refrences to an unreleased steam competitor, payouts, encrypted passwords that kinda thing. Might wana change your passwords.— Sinoc (@Sinoc229) October 6, 2021
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 15:23 (two years ago) link
Annoying. I changed all my passwords this morning.
― jmm, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 17:58 (two years ago) link
just a thought - why haven't I received an email from Twitch/Amazon advising me to change my password?
― typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 18:15 (two years ago) link
https://kotaku.com/twitch-depp-heard-trial-hasanabi-pokimane-xqc-johnny-am-1848892955
This might be the thing that finally breaks my streaming addiction.
― jmm, Saturday, 7 May 2022 14:58 (one year ago) link
Fuck these people.
― gyac, Saturday, 7 May 2022 15:29 (one year ago) link
The whole Good Guy Johnny Depp internet phenomenon around this thing is some of the cringiest shit it the world.
― circa1916, Saturday, 7 May 2022 18:02 (one year ago) link
It’s pretty disturbing and upsetting. I have no idea why people are so fond of this guy.
― gyac, Saturday, 7 May 2022 18:02 (one year ago) link
they liked him in the movies and people think movies are real now
― ciderpress, Saturday, 7 May 2022 18:08 (one year ago) link
That was a rhetorical question. I know why.
― gyac, Saturday, 7 May 2022 18:19 (one year ago) link
i don't follow the twitch streamer scene at all, and have just barely followed the Amouranth saga. i just think this, in isolation is a funny tweet
I played more overwatch than I did hot tub. That’s NEVER HAPPENED— Kaitlyn (@wildkait) November 27, 2022
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 12 January 2023 19:23 (one year ago) link