Jaicee said:
The board I'm substituting for VGR was a politics-themed one, actually. When I was there I would mainly discuss public policy and casually discuss video games in a specialized section for them. What I'm doing here is essentially reversing that logic and picking a games-focused board where I can casually discuss policy on the side. As much reflects my dwindling fascination with public policy over the years more than anything else really. (To those who contend that politics are a source of division...well I actually get most of my up-votes here, for example, in the Politics forum. It's seems to be my game-related opinions that seem to be more contentious.
That's one thing I wouldn't do if I were ever to join. I find it increasingly difficult to do that here, let alone on a board where people's "genders" are listed in pronoun form. I'd try to avoid topics like gender identity if I were on ResetEra...although no doubt they'd be brought up from time to time and what are the chances I'd always resist the temptation to comment? That's an example of the issue for me. If it's any sort of consolation, I've had plenty of "conversations" with liberals, progressives, trans activists, these sorts of people, on the topic of gender identity before, so I can give you some general idea of how they go. Whether it begins with a discussion of of locker rooms, sports, prisons, heterosexual "lesbianism", or, ya know, J.K. Rowling omg, I find that openness to feminist perspectives on any of these subjects is nihil. One is typically first compared to Mike Pence before being lectured about the Trump border wall that you surely support and likened to Jim Crow-era racial segregationists because one holds that men should use the men's room. Pejoratives ranging from "terf" to "fascist" invariably ensue, perhaps followed by hyperbolic accusations of murder (not kidding), as disagreeing with trans activists is deadly in and of itself apparently. In other words, it's generally pointless to try because there is no interest in even attempting a dialogue in good faith; certainly none in hearing a perspective that differs from the semi-official narrative. It's not as though feminists themselves are always angels by any means either, as reactions to this sort of treatment can get ugly fast too. Matter-of-factly, I would say that that describes politics in general right now: no one is even trying to listen to anyone else. We just talk past each other for up-votes from "our team". Hence my waning interest in that arena. That said, I think that to characterize ResetEra as a restrictive place is relative, based on what I'm seeing thereon, as there are lots of conversations I'm seeing going on there that one would get lynched for attempting here. For example, I've noticed one on the question of whether pedophilia is more common in anime than it is Western animation over on ResetEra. I believe that's a thought many people have had before, but there's such a strong fetishism about Japan here that I seriously doubt one could have such a convo here without it descending into bitter accusations of racism and such. |
Also, I find that people's political values often impact what sorts of games interest them, so it's not as though the two things are necessarily unrelated.)If you choose a more political-focused forum then you will probably have an easier time finding a nice place. Internet gaming boards aren't really the best place to discuss politics
