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Machiavellian on 11 July 2018
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Chazore said:
Machiavellian said:
I believe the key to all of this is that social media, forums and other places where you can give your opinion is not your friend. Everyone can be an Ahole. It takes one bad day one bad facebook remark, one bad tweet you name it and next thing you know people are associating you with their company and firing you because you post your thoughts public. In the end, this is no different then the Roseanne Barr situation. Your words can cause you to lose your job so its best just to not respond especially if you are going to go on that negative route.

It is all thanks to the many fiasco's over the years that social media to me looks more of a double edged sword and a deadly weapon when used by either side.

 

The dev acted out of place, she got fired and that was that, but she said a few things and now Yong and many other tubers have taken arms to rally against her, while she rallies her own angry mob. Both sides fight for their own version of "justice", yet both sides are doing the same thing, fighting for one cause they believe is true, while also trying to validate their rallying together and the actions that occur afterward.

As much as I like Yong's content sometimes, I do find that he and other tubers are unknowingly becoming a core part of the problem. The bigger they become, the more power they have and the more power they have, the more they can often abuse it, and no one and I mean no one on this earth is completely immune to corruption or making bad decisions and actions. 

While Polygon and Kotaku have their power and their podium, so does Yong and Legacy. Both sides have their own form of power and are willing to abuse it in the name of "justice". Yong even claims "I hope this will be my last video on the subject", yet I can guarantee that he will make another video, because he wants more ramblings to ensue because it gives him more of a reason to ramble on and abuse his own form of power. he wants conflict just as much as that dev does (whether anyone disagrees or not). if he didn't want any form of conflict, he would have made one video, throw in his two cents and then be done with the subject.

I totally agree with this.  The thing is, I see a lot of people saying this was just that she got fired but I wonder if the same people would be the same if it was someone they liked.  Its a 2 edge sword as you say and once you agree with one firing of this type they you have to agree with any firing of this type.  So now anything you say if it becomes public is a cause for you to be fired.  Just stating it was a joke or said among friends is not enough.  As people crusade when this happens with someone they do not care about you know it will happen when its someone they do.  The Roseanne Barr situation is a perfect example as there were many who believe she should not have been fired but I believe those same people have a different opinion of this woman.