Thread by @Xrayez

Someone at Godot subreddit says: "I know we're being called a cult and stuff..."

It's nice to see that #GodotEngine becomes more self-conscious about this. If only they could research more, but they turn it into a "sign of success". 😢

#GodotCult

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Making a cult out of something is fine. But they don't yet realize that Godot is a destructive cult.

Unfortunately, I'm banned from Godot subreddit, so I cannot reach out to those folks to provide my perspective there.

https://twitter.com/Xrayez/status/1550831209395240965

Seeing comments like these is painful, because it reminded me of myself in the past. It's exactly a rhetoric of a cultist. They turn the "cult" into a "sign of success", but instead of being proud, they belittle other engines, showing cult signs of "us vs them" mentality.

Not to mention that Unity and Unreal are currently seen as industry standard. Saying that "Godot has a genuine advantage" over them is being ignorant, mildly speaking. And Godot cannot contend here, since Godot has it's own niche.

This is mostly due to propaganda. Many people have a wrong impression that Godot is comparable to Unity, or they have this "hope" that Godot will become like Unity, but "Godot has not come yet". This "waiting" is futile by definition.

https://twitter.com/Xrayez/status/1542920998999171074

It's been more than 8 years since Godot is open-sourced. How long are Godot followers going to wait?

https://twitter.com/Xrayez/status/1542220054552510466

Other Godot cult followers show a similar cognitive dissonance. When they see the "cult" word, they instantly turn it around. Why? Because it's easier to deflect rather than acknowledge. Some do accept this though, to various extent.

https://twitter.com/Xrayez/status/1542823514784370690

I think most people won't experience threats and punishment from Godot leadership, like this happened to me in Godot. But knowing this information is beneficial. I certainly wouldn't pick Godot if knew this information 5 years ago.

https://twitter.com/Xrayez/status/1538484107361013761

I couldn't possibly talk about this before because I've been part of Godot cult and I didn't realize it, especially when I've been receiving never-ending threats from Godot leadership "not to talk" about these kind of things publicly.

https://twitter.com/Xrayez/status/1553702696351326209

During all those years, I have accumulated a lot of things I wish I could say about Godot. This is why I write, even up to this day, months after Godot leadership has decided to get rid of me, because this Godot cult propaganda must be counteracted.

https://twitter.com/Xrayez/status/1552715721569861632