curl-6 said:
Jumpin said:
It’s the Avatar effect. A very small number of group-thinking pessimists being very very loud and active make it sound like a lot of negativity toward a TV show, film, game, or in this case a gaming console. Positive people tend not to talk about their opinions much online because their comments are bombarded by the cynical pessimists like a swarm of piranhas. The reality is that it’s just a small portion, amplified, because of social media. But, when you look at all the Star Wars assholes, the anti-Avatar people, the anti-Witcher people, the anti-[insert name of just about any popular IP-based TV Show, film, or other media], they’re all mostly the same people. If they like something, it’s usually because it’s old or they haven’t heard the other group-think pessimists complaining yet. |
Pretty much this. I remember back in the day on IMDB the Lord of the Rings movies were relentlessly hated and bashed for being "overrated" cos a minority of film snobs couldn't accept that they were great movies that deserved to be in the site's top 20 highest rated. Likewise, the Wii got bashed constantly despite being the most popular and successful console of its generation. Vocal hate usually comes from a minority of obnoxious loudmouths. |
I'd argue, most people who don't have the time to complain or look at people complaining are likely the ones who play games the most really.
No time to hate, if you actually play all the stuff you need to really heh 😏
