GamerGate "ideology" did not radicalize the Plymouth shooter.
The Plymouth shooter felt like an outcast from mainstream society.
Whereas during GamerGate — The games media attempted to paint a portion of mainstream society AS outcasts.
Case in point: Adam Baldwin isn't fringe. He's a famous actor.
The gaming community was like "here's something our corner of media isn't being honest about."
Adam Baldwin was outside the games media bubble so he had the means to pop it.
Thus GamerGate as a movement was born.
When it comes to some of the most noteworthy trolls? Take a closer look and you'll find that it was third-party actors, taking advantage of the moment for their own entertainment. theverge.com/2015/2/24/8099…