Renamed the thread to GamerGate2 as that's what it's being called. Per the tweets below, some professor is getting rich off of it and both the U.S. and Canadian governments are getting involved in gaming "extremism".
Oddly, I cannot recall ever being recruited and I've been gaming since the 80s. I DO remember the U.S. military using video games as a recruiting tool though...
Although, I would make the argument that FarCry 5 New Dawn is where they should start if they want to look into extremism being painted in a positive light.
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“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
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Oh shit. The US government is going to officially conclude that American, teenage gamers are often foul mouthed morons.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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A great example of how a company will unleash a bot army to skew public perception.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
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“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell