I’ve a difficulty with the “don’t work together with the offended gamer” strategy. Somebody wants to point out to all of the reasonable avid gamers which might be studying, that the offended gamer is flawed. In any other case we get echo chamber that simply create extra offended avid gamers. That’s what you’re doing on this weblog: you’re attempting to right these misconceptions to those who will pay attention.

June 22, 2022

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There’s a big distinction between “any person wants to point out the moderates the reality” and “you need to confront the offended avid gamers”. I do agree that we have to attain out to the reasonable viewers however I don’t do this by shouting on the offended avid gamers and hoping I get the moderates within the change. I particularly goal the moderates and curious with my posts. I attempt to deal with questions as being requested in good religion. I particularly attempt to keep away from confronting offended avid gamers as a result of it’s very onerous to steer somebody who’s deeply emotionally concerned.

Expertise has taught me that confronting offended avid gamers usually leads to them demanding an increasing number of “proof” that they’re flawed whereas offering none themselves, transferring their goalposts till they’re nonetheless technically right (even to the purpose of absurdity), questioning my profession expertise (regardless of having little to none themselves), and customarily pulling the arguments into the weeds. Offended avid gamers usually aren’t arguing in good religion; they’re arguing as a result of they’re deeply emotionally engaged and venting these destructive feelings onto whoever will pay attention. These in that echo chamber are additionally equally emotionally compromised. No quantity of reality telling will change that as a result of they don’t need to be taught the reality – they need to be offended and distress loves firm.

I really feel I’m a lot better off aiming on the moderates and intellectually curious to start with and bypassing the offended shouting matches altogether. Not less than this manner the viewers is usually on the lookout for training and is prepared to pay attention. It simply isn’t price it to select a combat if I don’t should, it takes far an excessive amount of effort for much too little reward.

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