Thread by @SophiaNarwitz

Going viral for throwing a tantrum about pronouns in Starfield instead of articulating a cohesive argument for why you find ‘em unnecessary is gunna lead to more studios inserting them into char creators as they begin to feel a need to distance themselves from gamers who lash out

It’s just a fact that temper tantrums often lead to the opposite of what you want, & that viral clip will no doubt cause more devs to insert what triggered him into their games. Partly cause many devs don’t like those types, & also cuz it just makes good/easy PR for them

Anyways, personally I dont much care if pronouns appear in a char creator. Im not opposed to games having more creation options that let people roleplay however they wish. I think id only be annoyed if NPCs & quest givers asked me what mine are, or shared theirs. Which they arent

But regardless of my opinion the point is, youre better off making intelligent arguments & properly voicing why you dislike something than you are screaming into a camera & having a meltdown, esp in todays era where those tantrums are used to paint swaths of people the same color

Be smart and stop giving ammo to people who dislike you. It’s not rocket science.

Anyways, I’m crawling back into my Baldur’s Gate 3 hole now. I have more goblins to kill.

@heelvsbabyface @Spunkpuppet Tweet 2/2:

The internet makes it far too easy to take unsavory moments from an individual & to use em to paint over entire swaths of people. That clip will be used to justify distaste towards those tired of ID politics, & to dismiss them.

I just think good optics are best

@heelvsbabyface @Spunkpuppet I’d also add that screaming doesn’t easily sway new people. It keeps things in a bubble. There’s many folks on the fence tired of this stuff but they’ll now be hesitant to voice concerns or step over the line as it creates discomfort in being associated with the tantrum throwers

@heelvsbabyface @Spunkpuppet In any cultural rift you need numbers, the more ppl on your side the more thing’ll change . We live in a capitalist society, these companies will *eventually* go where the $$ is, so if you wanna win, you need as many wallets as you can get

Good optics/arguments sways more people