Saw another ‘lovely’ article in my google feeds. https://www.dexerto.com/amp/apex-legends/apex-legends-devs-respond-to-bizarre-complaints-about-female-legends-1409776Somebody actually complained about having 2 and possibly a third female in a row in the game and wondered if he’s playing a feministic game -_-the internet these days... just wow. The real rise of outspoken idiots is as true as the internet is vast. The only good thing the OP probably did and will do in his whole life is that he deleted his tweet. [EDIT] the pasted pics (hopefully you can see them) are from a convo in the same topic. It was so stupid it was funny. If the replier just said “does he have 1 X and 1 Y chromosome in each cell? If not he’s not a male” regarding the fact that Rev or even Path are males. Yes Rev was male but now he is a male version ‘robot’ and Path is a male inspired one. Using genitals to ‘determine’ if a person is a male is just silly, as there are males without genitals. Which in turn would be offensive to those individuals I can assume.

@DoYaSeeMeAre you trying to bait R34 artists? Im down for that.Also on topic, im not sure whats worse, the guy complaining about it since the added Characters are split 50% in male and female, or Dexerto picking that story up, i mean they see some random crazy neckbeard rambling like a tinfoil hatted homeless person and make news out of it. You can't take anyone involved here seriously.

If everyone would just ignore those random single articles by nobodies, nobody would care. Otherwise this is like a self-fulfilling prophecy, where these only become a big deal because you make a big deal out of them by giving them all the publicity.

@Koochi-Q "...incomprehensible to say where the internet actually starts and ends in our daily lives and how it affects people..."Read this: https://thoughtcatalog.com/jacob-geers/2015/12/this-profound-tumblr-post-explains-why-90s-kids-are-endlessly-obsessed-with-the-90s/There was also another post somewhere on Tumblr that went more indepth into how the internet has slowly become more and more invasive and pervasive. Basically someone started off with missing the nostalgia of the early 90s internet, where advertising wasn't really as common there, everything was anonymous and user friendly, and you could basically find a niche for every interest online. Another user then commented on how everything has changed, and you don't necessarily miss 90s internet, you miss the internet before it made everything a commodity to be sold to someone else. Your personal information and data usage? Now a commodity. Your interests? A commodity, a chance to sell you things related to your interest. The apps you use turn your time into a commodity that can be sold to other companies through ads and pervasive marketing. Games that function on a stamina system, or time related recharge, will sell you time for you to keep playing. The internet has slowly turned every part of someones personality, or time, into an easily marketable, profitable product that you pay for. There's also the recent trend of having all your personal information set up as your social media account. Facebook and Twitter are big companies that not only want you to put all of your personal information into their hands, they'll also market that TO YOU as something good. Facebook marketed it to everyone back in the early 2000s as a way to "reconnect with people you've grown out of touch with", and Twitter does the same. Now it's not uncommon for employers to ask for your Facebook or Twitter because of this pervasive notion that both of those sites should showcase the best YOU, despite the fact growing up social media was usually anonymous and could be made for quite literally anything. In turn, Twitter and Facebook will take this personalized data you gave them, and sell it to other companies, who in turn will pay Facebook for not only your data, but ALSO the right to send you personalized advertisements for a greater chance of you buying things. The user then ended their post with the saying, "Nothing in life is truly free. One way or another, you end up paying for what you're getting." You don't miss 90s internet, you miss when there was a distinct lack of advertisements on websites, when anonymity was the norm and sites didn't ask for your personal info, when you weren't unwillingly selling your personality to outside companies who in turn tried to sell you things, among other pervasive things.

It's not the internet, it's the people. Just realized the most efficient way to drop Wraith's pick rate without nerfing her again: add a "schlong" to her small hitbox 🙂

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GH0STEDbyME
Hero
5 years ago
@Koochi-Q I read that article as well. Sometimes I feel like people love complaining for the sake of it.
Gabrielmojo26
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I read the original Tweet when it went up, and thought this is a $hit show waiting to happen.
Just like the numerous posts on reddit as to where people were upset the new legend was indian.
BigBlackCaustic
5 years ago
@DoYaSeeMeAre you trying to bait R34 artists? Im down for that.

Also on topic, im not sure whats worse, the guy complaining about it since the added Characters are split 50% in male and female, or Dexerto picking that story up, i mean they see some random crazy neckbeard rambling like a tinfoil hatted homeless person and make news out of it. You can't take anyone involved here seriously.
Vladplaya
5 years ago
If everyone would just ignore those random single articles by nobodies, nobody would care. Otherwise this is like a self-fulfilling prophecy, where these only become a big deal because you make a big deal out of them by giving them all the publicity.
Koochi-Q
5 years ago
@BigBlackCaustic & @Vladplaya That’s very true but every weird stuff gets covered nowadays to illicit a response. But depending on the character of the author if something doesn’t get the exposure they want they write even more about it or more intense until they get what they want @Vladplaya
apostolateofDOO
5 years ago
@Koochi-Q Any publicity is good publicity.
BigBlackCaustic
5 years ago
@Koochi-Q Thats not how it works, if the author releases a dozen abominations that either gain no traffic or damages their reputation i can garantee that their boss will bend them over their desks and goatse them as they are still profit-based and likely have shareholders to please.
apostolateofDOO
5 years ago
@BigBlackCaustic With such a minor issue being the focus of the article, the benefits of exposure most likely outweigh the potential drawbacks.
BigBlackCaustic
5 years ago
@apostolateofDOOMThey are known for these shenanigans to such degrees that they are both directly and indirectly discouraged and banned from being talked in some communities like the competitive CSGO and Siege community. If they insult and degrade their audience enough they will go the way Buzzfeed went. Which means they will be stuck talking about safe and superficial nonsense in the hopes of regaining any audience.
Koochi-Q
5 years ago
@BigBlackCaustic Oh no Mr. BBCaustic, I didn't mean the author of the article, I meant the author of the post of which the author of the article is writing about. I should've stated it more clearly.

I know authors of articles (usually) work for someone and they have to meet a quota each week, so it's not their fault when they come across something and write about it even if it's not deemed 'newsworthy' by some.

With my post to which you're replying I was referring about alot of 'extremists' (in the broadest sense of the word) who write about stuff they're passionate about. Usually they write/speak or advocate for a long time but don't feel that they get heard so they go over to extreme measures to ensure they do get heard. That's where I was going with my post.

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