GDC rescinds Atari founder Nolan Bushnell’s Pioneer Award after #MeToo protests

[vivster]

Flilix said:

vivster said:

It never said anything about his private life. It talks about stuff he did within a game developer company, which is basically everything the GDC is about.

I should have worded that better. What I was trying to say: stuff like this (whether it's at home or at work) is irrelevant to his accomplishments in the gaming industry.

While I don't think any of those reported actions is reason to label him as a bad person, I do believe that if a person is a verifiable asshole, he should not be given any kind of public recognition.

Assholes deserve nothing but shame and social ousting.